By: Estes S.B. No. 1814
(In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2013; March 25, 2013, read
first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs,
and Homeland Security; April 11, 2013, reported adversely, with
favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 3,
Nays 0; April 11, 2013, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1814 By: Estes
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a requirement that members of the Public Safety
Commission hold a secret security clearance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 411.003, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission is composed of five citizens of this
state appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
senate. Members must be selected because of their peculiar
qualifications for the position and must reflect the diverse
geographic regions and population groups of this state. Members
must have and maintain a secret security clearance granted by the
United States government. Appointments to the commission shall be
made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age,
or national origin. In making an appointment the governor shall
consider, among other things, the person's knowledge of laws,
experience in the enforcement of law, honesty, integrity,
education, training, and executive ability.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a
member of the Public Safety Commission serving on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2013.
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