| 1 | 1 | | 86R10676 MAW-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Seliger S.B. No. 1749 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement of |
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| 8 | 8 | | the reporting and use of information concerning the termination of |
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| 9 | 9 | | a license holder's employment. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. In this Act: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Law |
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| 13 | 13 | | Enforcement. |
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| 14 | 14 | | (2) "License holder" means a person licensed under |
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| 15 | 15 | | Chapter 1701, Occupations Code. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. The commission shall study: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) compliance by law enforcement agencies with the |
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| 18 | 18 | | requirement that a law enforcement agency: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (A) submit employment termination reports to the |
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| 20 | 20 | | commission under Section 1701.452, Occupations Code, for a license |
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| 21 | 21 | | holder who resigns or retires from employment with the law |
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| 22 | 22 | | enforcement agency, whose appointment with the law enforcement |
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| 23 | 23 | | agency is terminated, or who separates from the law enforcement |
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| 24 | 24 | | agency for any other reason; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | (B) obtain under Section 1701.451, Occupations |
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| 26 | 26 | | Code, employment termination reports regarding an applicant for |
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| 27 | 27 | | employment with the agency; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) the extent to which law enforcement agencies use |
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| 29 | 29 | | the information in an employment termination report to make |
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| 30 | 30 | | employment decisions. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2020, the commission |
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| 32 | 32 | | shall report the results of the study and make recommendations to |
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| 33 | 33 | | the legislature regarding improving the reporting and |
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| 34 | 34 | | consideration of information concerning license holder |
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| 35 | 35 | | terminations or separations. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 4. This Act expires January 1, 2021. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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