87R7606 JCG-D
By: Davis H.B. No. 2437
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an oath for peace officers and reserve law enforcement
officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.3095 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.3095. REQUIRED OATH FOR OFFICERS. (a) The
commission shall require each person who passes the examination
required under this chapter for the issuance of a license as an
officer to sign and submit to the commission the following oath:
I solemnly swear (or affirm) that, as an officer:
I pledge allegiance to the United States Constitution, and to
the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
I will recognize that the authority to perform my duties and
powers requires the approval of my actions and behavior by the
people.
I will recognize that the test of domestic tranquility is the
extent of support and participation of the people, and crime and
disorder is a breach of that tranquility.
I will recognize that the protection of the general welfare
includes responding to crime and disorder and the cooperation and
compliance of individuals with whom I will have contact in the due
course of law.
I will recognize that the use of physical force is authorized
by the people only when persuasion and warnings are insufficient,
and only to the degree immediately necessary to restore a safe
environment.
(b) The commission shall prescribe a form for the oath
required by Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.