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| 1 | 1 | 87R10655 SCL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Buckingham S.B. No. 1405 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the prohibition of certain police force reductions in | |
| 8 | 8 | certain populous municipalities. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 150, Local Government Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | SUBCHAPTER D. REDUCTION OF POLICE FORCE IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 150.061. CERTAIN POLICE FORCE REDUCTIONS PROHIBITED. | |
| 14 | 14 | A municipality with a population of 950,000 or more may not reduce | |
| 15 | 15 | the number of peace officers the municipality's police department | |
| 16 | 16 | is authorized to employ per 1,000 residents if the reduction rate | |
| 17 | 17 | exceeds the rate by which the municipality lost population in the | |
| 18 | 18 | preceding calendar year. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |