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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the information included on an identification card |
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issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 614.124(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The identification card must include: |
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(1) the full name of the honorably retired peace |
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officer; |
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(2) a photograph of the honorably retired peace |
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officer consistent with the honorably retired peace officer's |
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appearance; |
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(3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity that issued the card to the honorably retired |
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peace officer; |
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(4) if applicable, the signature of the person |
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authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law |
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enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the honorably |
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retired peace officer; |
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(5) a brief description of the honorably retired peace |
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officer, including the honorably retired peace officer's height, |
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weight, and eye color; |
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(6) the thumbprint of the honorably retired peace |
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officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the |
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honorably retired peace officer; |
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(7) the date the honorably retired peace officer last |
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served as a peace officer for the law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity; |
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(8) the date the law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity issued the card to the honorably retired peace |
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officer; [and] |
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(9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven |
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days a week that a person may call to verify the validity of the |
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identification card; and |
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(10) the position or rank held by the honorably |
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retired peace officer at the time of the officer's retirement. |
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SECTION 2. Section 614.1241(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The identification card must include: |
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(1) the full name of the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer; |
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(2) a photograph of the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer consistent with the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer's appearance; |
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(3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity that issued the card to the qualified retired |
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law enforcement officer; |
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(4) if applicable, the signature of the person |
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authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law |
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enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the qualified |
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retired law enforcement officer; |
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(5) a brief description of the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer, including the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer's height, weight, and eye color; |
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(6) the thumbprint of the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer or a bar code with a unique identification |
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label for the qualified retired law enforcement officer; |
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(7) the date the qualified retired law enforcement |
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officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement |
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agency or other governmental entity; |
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(8) the date the law enforcement agency or other |
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governmental entity issued the card to the qualified retired law |
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enforcement officer; [and] |
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(9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven |
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days a week, that a person may call to verify the validity of the |
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identification card; and |
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(10) the position or rank held by the qualified |
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retired law enforcement officer at the time of the officer's |
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retirement. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |