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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to compensation and leave for certain security officers or |
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investigators commissioned as peace officers by the comptroller. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 403.0306 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 403.0306. COMMISSIONED PEACE OFFICERS. The |
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comptroller shall ensure that a security officer or investigator |
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commissioned as a peace officer by the comptroller is compensated |
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according to Schedule C of the position classification salary |
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schedule prescribed by the General Appropriations Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 661.918(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies to a peace officer under Article |
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2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, who is commissioned as a law |
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enforcement officer or agent, including a ranger, by: |
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(1) the Public Safety Commission and the director of |
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the Department of Public Safety; |
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(2) the Parks and Wildlife Commission; |
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(3) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; |
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(4) the attorney general; [or] |
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(5) the insurance fraud unit of the Texas Department |
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of Insurance; or |
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(6) the comptroller. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The classification officer in the office of |
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the state auditor shall classify the position of security officer |
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or investigator commissioned as a peace officer by the comptroller |
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as a Schedule C position under the Texas Position Classification |
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Plan. |
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(b) The change made by the classification officer as |
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required by this section applies beginning with the state fiscal |
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biennium beginning September 1, 2023. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 4. Section 661.918(a), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an injury that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |