By: Fallon H.B. No. 3239
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law
enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 772, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 772.0073 to read as follows:
Sec. 772.0073. BULLETPROOF VEST GRANT PROGRAM. (a)
In this
section, "criminal justice division" means the criminal justice
division established under Section 772.006.
(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and
administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to a law
enforcement agency seeking to equip its peace officers with
bulletproof vests. Any law enforcement agency in this state may
apply for a grant under this section.
(c) An agency receiving a grant under this section must, as
soon as practicable after receiving the grant, provide to the
criminal justice division proof of purchase of bulletproof vests,
including the price of each vest and the number of vests purchased.
(d) Not later than December 1 of each year, the criminal
justice division shall submit a report to the Legislative Budget
Board reporting the following information for the preceding state
fiscal year:
(1) the name of each agency that applied for a grant
under this section;
(2) the amount of money distributed to each agency
that received a grant under this section; and
(3) the number of vests purchased by each agency
described by Subdivision (2).
(e) The criminal justice division may use any revenue
available for purposes of this section.
SECTION 2. 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, 2017.