H.B. No. 2068
AN ACT
relating to an identification card for certain retired peace
officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.357(i), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(i) On request of an honorably [a] retired officer who holds
a certificate of proficiency under this section, the head of the
[a] state or local law enforcement agency from which the officer
retired shall [may] issue to the retired officer identification
that indicates that the officer honorably retired from the
agency. An identification under this subsection must include a
photograph of the retired officer.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2068 was passed by the House on April
22, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2068 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
_____________________
Governor