| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to exempting certain honorably retired peace officers from |
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| 6 | 8 | | continuing education requirements. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 1701.356, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 9 | 11 | | to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 12 | | Sec. 1701.356. CERTAIN OFFICERS: REACTIVATION AND |
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| 11 | 13 | | CONTINUING EDUCATION NOT REQUIRED. (a) An officer is not subject |
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| 12 | 14 | | to Section 1701.351 or 1701.352 if the officer is: |
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| 13 | 15 | | (1) an honorably retired commissioned officer of the |
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| 14 | 16 | | Department of Public Safety who is: |
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| 15 | 17 | | (A) a special ranger under Section 411.023, |
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| 16 | 18 | | Government Code; or |
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| 17 | 19 | | (B) a special Texas Ranger under Section 411.024, |
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| 18 | 20 | | Government Code; |
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| 19 | 21 | | (2) an honorably retired commissioned officer of the |
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| 20 | 22 | | Parks and Wildlife Department who is a special game warden under |
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| 21 | 23 | | Section 11.0201, Parks and Wildlife Code; or |
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| 22 | 24 | | (3) an honorably retired commissioned officer of the |
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| 23 | 25 | | Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission who is a special inspector or |
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| 24 | 26 | | representative under Section 5.142, Alcoholic Beverage Code [may |
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| 25 | 27 | | not be required to undergo training under Section 1701.352(b)]. |
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| 26 | 28 | | (b) A person who is an [An] honorably retired commissioned |
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| 27 | 29 | | officer described by Subsection (a) [of the Department of Public |
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| 28 | 30 | | Safety who is a special ranger under Section 411.023, Government |
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| 29 | 31 | | Code,] or a retired state employee and who holds a permanent license |
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| 30 | 32 | | issued before January 1981 and that was current on January 1, 1995: |
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| 31 | 33 | | (1) has the same rights and privileges as any other |
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| 32 | 34 | | peace officer of this state; |
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| 33 | 35 | | (2) holds, notwithstanding Section 1701.316, an |
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| 34 | 36 | | active license unless the license is revoked, suspended, or |
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| 35 | 37 | | probated by the commission for a violation of this chapter; and |
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| 36 | 38 | | (3) is not subject to Section 1701.351. |
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| 37 | 39 | | (c) An honorably retired commissioned officer described by |
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| 38 | 40 | | Subsection (a) [of the Department of Public Safety who is a special |
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| 39 | 41 | | ranger under Section 411.023, Government Code, or who is a special |
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| 40 | 42 | | Texas Ranger under Section 411.024, Government Code,] may not be |
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| 41 | 43 | | required to undergo training under Section 1701.253 [1701.253(j)]. |
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| 42 | 44 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect August 26, 2019. |
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| 43 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 44 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1397 passed the Senate on |
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| 46 | | - | April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 47 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1397 passed the House on |
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| 50 | | - | May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, |
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| 51 | | - | two present not voting. |
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| 52 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 54 | | - | Approved: |
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| 55 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 56 | | - | Date |
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| 57 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | | - | Governor |
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