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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles |
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used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components. |
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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 772.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 772.013. GRANT PROGRAM TO EQUIP VEHICLES USED BY PEACE |
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OFFICERS WITH BULLET-RESISTANT COMPONENTS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal |
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justice division established under Section 772.006. |
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(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the |
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state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state that is |
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authorized by law to employ peace officers. |
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(3) "Peace officer" means an individual elected, |
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appointed, or employed to serve as a peace officer for a |
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governmental entity under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, or other law. |
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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 to purchase and install motor vehicles used by |
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peace officers of the law enforcement agency in discharging the |
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officers' official duties with bullet-resistant windshields, side |
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windows, rear windows, and door panels. |
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(c) 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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(d) A law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this |
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section must, as soon as practicable after spending the grant |
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money, provide to the criminal justice division proof of purchase |
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and installation, as applicable, of bullet-resistant windshields, |
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side windows, rear windows, or door panels. |
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(e) The criminal justice division may use any available |
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money to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |