By: King of Parker (Senate Sponsor - Menéndez) H.B. No. 3212
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2015;
May 7, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice; May 24, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0;
May 24, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3212 By: Whitmire
COMMITTEE VOTE
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HuffmanX
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MenéndezX
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to peace officer identification cards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 614.121, Government Code, as added by
Chapter 938 (H.B. 3613), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2007, is amended by adding Subdivision (3-a) to read as
follows:
(3-a) "Qualified retired law enforcement officer" has
the meaning assigned by 18 U.S.C. Section 926C.
SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 614, Government Code, as
added by Chapter 938 (H.B. 3613), Acts of the 80th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2007, is amended by adding Section 614.1241 to
read as follows:
Sec. 614.1241. QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
(a) On request of a qualified retired law enforcement officer who
holds a certificate of proficiency under Section 1701.357,
Occupations Code, a law enforcement agency or other governmental
entity in this state shall issue an identification card to the
qualified retired law enforcement officer if the law enforcement
agency or other governmental entity:
(1) was the last entity to appoint or employ the
qualified retired law enforcement officer as a peace officer; or
(2) appointed or employed the qualified retired law
enforcement officer for 20 years or more and the officer is
receiving retirement or pension benefits as a result of that
service.
(b) The identification card must include:
(1) the full name of the qualified retired law
enforcement officer;
(2) a photograph of the qualified retired law
enforcement officer consistent with the qualified retired law
enforcement officer's appearance;
(3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other
governmental entity that issued the card to the qualified retired
law enforcement officer;
(4) if applicable, the signature of the person
authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law
enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the qualified
retired law enforcement officer;
(5) a brief description of the qualified retired law
enforcement officer, including the qualified retired law
enforcement officer's height, weight, and eye color;
(6) the thumbprint of the qualified retired law
enforcement officer or a bar code with a unique identification
label for the qualified retired law enforcement officer;
(7) the date the qualified retired law enforcement
officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement
agency or other governmental entity;
(8) the date the law enforcement agency or other
governmental entity issued the card to the qualified retired law
enforcement officer; and
(9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, that a person may call to verify the validity of the
identification card.
(c) On the identification card, the law enforcement agency
or other governmental entity that issues the card shall print:
(1) "State of Texas" and the state seal; and
(2) "This identification card certifies that (insert
name of qualified retired law enforcement officer) is a qualified
retired law enforcement officer of (insert name of law enforcement
agency or other governmental entity that last appointed or employed
the qualified retired law enforcement officer)."
(d) The head of a law enforcement agency or other
governmental entity that issued the identification card shall
recover the identification card on the date the identification card
expires.
SECTION 3. Section 614.127, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 614.127. LOST OR STOLEN CARDS. If an identification
card issued under this subchapter is lost or stolen, the law
enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued
[issuing] the card to the peace officer, reserve law enforcement
officer, honorably retired peace officer, or qualified retired law
enforcement officer shall issue a duplicate identification card to
the officer if the [may:
[(1) require a peace officer, reserve law enforcement
officer, or honorably retired peace] officer submits [to submit] an
affidavit executed by the [peace officer, reserve law enforcement
officer, or honorably retired peace] officer to the law enforcement
agency or other governmental entity [issuing the card] stating that
the identification card was lost or stolen[; and
[(2) issue a duplicate identification card to the
peace officer, reserve law enforcement officer, or honorably
retired peace officer].
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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