H.B. No. 971
AN ACT
relating to proficiency certification of law enforcement officers
with military service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.402, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (o) to read as follows:
(o) The commission shall adopt rules to allow an officer who
has served in the military to receive credit toward meeting any
training hours required for an intermediate, advanced, or master
proficiency certificate based on that military service.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt
rules necessary to implement Section 1701.402(o), Occupations
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 971 was passed by the House on April
17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 971 was passed by the Senate on May
15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor