81R6770 JSC-F
By: Driver H.B. No. 2799
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the responsibilities of a person who qualifies for a
peace officer license but has not yet been appointed as a peace
officer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.3075 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.3075. (a) A person who meets the requirements
set forth in Section 1701.307(a) has the same reporting
responsibilities toward the commission under rules adopted by the
commission as a license holder who has already been appointed as a
peace officer.
(b) The commission may determine that a person who meets the
requirements under Section 1701.307(a) is ineligible for
appointment as a peace officer based on events that occur after the
person meets the requirements in Section 1701.307(a) but before the
person is appointed.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.