By: Estes S.B. No. 1814
(Fletcher)
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. A member may serve on the commission upon
the granting of an interim secret security clearance, but may not be
given access to classified information, participate in a briefing
involving classified information, or vote on an issue involving
classified information until a secret security clearance has been
finally approved 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.