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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of population for the purpose of the |
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rural sheriff's office, constable's office, and prosecutor's office |
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salary assistance grant program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.911(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Population" means the population shown by the |
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most recent: |
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(A) federal decennial census; or |
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(B) annual population estimate provided by the |
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state demographer under Chapter 468, Government Code, if that |
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estimate is more recent than the most recent federal decennial |
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census. |
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(3) "Qualified county" means a county with a |
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population of 300,000 or less. |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.912(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subdivisions (2) and (3) and adding Subdivision |
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(4) to read as follows: |
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(2) "Population" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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130.911. |
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(3) "Qualified constable" means a constable elected to |
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an office created on or before January 1, 2023, who primarily makes |
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motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of the constable's |
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duties. |
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(4) [(3)] "Qualified county" means a county with a |
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population of 300,000 or less. |
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SECTION 3. Section 130.913(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) "Population" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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130.911. |
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(3) "Qualified prosecutor's office" means, in a |
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jurisdiction with a population of 300,000 or less, the office of a |
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district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney |
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with criminal prosecution duties. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the award of a grant to a county during a fiscal year of the county |
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that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |