87R10261 ANG-D
By: Dean H.B. No. 4300
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a biennial report by the Texas Commission on Law
Enforcement regarding peace officer salaries.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.165 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.165. REPORT ON PEACE OFFICER SALARIES. (a) Not
later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission
shall submit a report regarding peace officer salaries in this
state to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the
house of representatives, and each standing committee of the
legislature with primary jurisdiction over the commission.
(b) The report must include:
(1) salary information categorized by law enforcement
agency size, based on the population residing in the agency's
jurisdiction; and
(2) for each category under Subdivision (1), a
comparison of:
(A) officer salaries to cost of living; and
(B) officer salaries in this state to officer
salaries in other states.
(c) A law enforcement agency shall provide any information
requested by the commission to prepare the report.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.