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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to memorial markers honoring certain peace officers killed |
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in the line of duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.910(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule shall authorize memorial markers |
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honoring peace officers killed in the line of duty who are not |
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Department of Public Safety troopers. The program established |
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under this subsection [section] shall be identical to the |
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commission's existing program for memorial markers for honoring |
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Department of Public Safety troopers except that the markers are |
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not required to be privately funded and the commission shall |
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provide funding for the memorial markers if the legislature |
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appropriates money for that purpose. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |