86R12556 MAW-D
By: Tinderholt H.B. No. 3726
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of the law enforcement officer standards and
education fund for continuing education expenses of law enforcement
personnel at private or independent institutions of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.157, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
follows:
(a) Not later than March 1 of each calendar year, the
comptroller shall allocate money deposited during the preceding
calendar year in the general revenue fund to the credit of the law
enforcement officer standards and education fund account for
expenses related to the continuing education of persons licensed
under this chapter as follows:
(1) 20 percent of the money is allocated to all local
law enforcement agencies in this state in equal shares; and
(2) 80 percent of the money is allocated to all local
law enforcement agencies in this state in a share representing a
fixed amount for each position in the agency, as of January 1 of the
preceding calendar year, that is reserved to a person who:
(A) is licensed under this chapter;
(B) works as a peace officer or telecommunicator,
as defined by Section 1701.001, on the average of at least 32 hours
a week; and
(C) is compensated by a political subdivision of
this state or a private or independent institution of higher
education at least at the minimum wage and is entitled to all
employee benefits offered to a peace officer or telecommunicator,
as applicable, by the political subdivision or institution.
(f) In this section:
(1) "Local law enforcement agency" includes a law
enforcement agency of a private or independent institution of
higher education.
(2) "Private or independent institution of higher
education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education
Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.