H.B. No. 780
AN ACT
relating to eligibility requirements for a beginning police
department position in certain municipalities under municipal
civil service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 143.105, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 143.105. ELIGIBILITY FOR BEGINNING POSITION IN POLICE
DEPARTMENT. In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements
prescribed by Section 143.023, to be certified as eligible for a
beginning position with a police department, a person must be at
least 21 years of age at the end of the probationary period and
have:
(1) served in the United States armed forces and
received an honorable discharge;
(2) earned at least 60 hours' credit in any area of
study at an accredited college or university, of which not more than
12 hours' credit may be earned for training at the police officer
training academy operated or sponsored by the municipality; or
(3) been employed full-time for at least five years as
a peace officer licensed by:
(A) the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
Standards and Education; or
(B) an acceptable licensing entity in another
state that has law enforcement officer licensing requirements
substantially equivalent to those of Chapter 1701, Occupations
Code.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a certification of eligibility for a beginning position in a
police department that occurs on or after the effective date of this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 780 was passed by the House on April
15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 780 was passed by the Senate on May
27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor