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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a law enforcement agency training grant program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 772.0079 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 772.0079. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TRAINING GRANT |
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PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "criminal justice division" means |
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the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006. |
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(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and |
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administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law |
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enforcement agency in this state, other than the Department of |
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Public Safety, for purposes of reimbursing the tuition paid by the |
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agency to another entity for providing the basic peace officer |
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training course under Section 1701.2551, Occupations Code, to |
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individuals seeking employment as peace officers with that agency. |
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(c) A grant may not be awarded under this section to |
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reimburse costs incurred by a law enforcement agency in providing a |
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basic peace officer training course to its employees. |
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(d) The criminal justice division shall establish: |
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(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants; |
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(2) grant application procedures; |
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(3) guidelines relating to grant amounts; |
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(4) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and |
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(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant |
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awarded under the program and ensuring compliance with any |
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conditions of a grant. |
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(e) Not later than December 1 of each year, the criminal |
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justice division shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board a |
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report that provides the following information for the preceding |
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state fiscal year: |
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(1) the name of each law enforcement agency that |
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applied for a grant under this section; and |
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(2) the amount of money distributed to each law |
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enforcement agency that received a grant under this section. |
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(f) The criminal justice division may use any revenue |
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available for purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |