| 1 | 1 | | By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 1402 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2011; |
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| 3 | 3 | | May 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal |
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| 4 | 4 | | Justice; May 19, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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| 5 | 5 | | Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to the applicability of the law on the consequences of a |
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| 11 | 11 | | criminal conviction to law enforcement officer license holders and |
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| 12 | 12 | | applicants. |
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| 13 | 13 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 1. Section 53.002, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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| 15 | 15 | | read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 53.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does |
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| 17 | 17 | | not apply to: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) the Supreme Court of Texas, a person licensed |
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| 19 | 19 | | under the court's authority on behalf of the judicial department of |
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| 20 | 20 | | government, or an applicant for a license issued under the court's |
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| 21 | 21 | | authority on behalf of the judicial department of government; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) a person licensed [peace officer] or an applicant |
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| 23 | 23 | | for a license under Chapter 1701 [as a peace officer described by |
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| 24 | 24 | | Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure]; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (3) an applicant for certification as emergency |
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| 26 | 26 | | medical services personnel under Chapter 773, Health and Safety |
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| 27 | 27 | | Code; or |
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| 28 | 28 | | (4) a person who: |
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| 29 | 29 | | (A) is licensed by the Texas Medical Board, the |
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| 30 | 30 | | Texas State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Dental Examiners, |
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| 31 | 31 | | or the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (B) has been convicted of a felony under Chapter |
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| 33 | 33 | | 481 or 483 or Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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| 35 | 35 | | * * * * * |
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