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By: Jetton H.B. No. 284
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers of peace officer members of the Texas
National Guard and expediting applications for peace officer
licenses from members of the Texas National Guard.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 437, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 437.256 to read as follows:
Sec. 437.256. LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF CERTAIN NATIONAL
GUARD MEMBERS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. (a) A member of the Texas
National Guard who is a licensed peace officer and who is called to
state active duty to assist the Department of Public Safety in
providing security along the Texas-Mexico border may perform the
functions of a peace officer at the direction of the department in
any county located on the Texas-Mexico border.
(b) A member of the Texas National Guard who is a licensed
peace officer and who is called to state active duty during a state
of disaster declared under Section 418.014 may perform the
functions of a peace officer at the direction of the Texas Division
of Emergency Management in the area designated in the disaster
declaration.
SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.3072 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.3072. EXPEDITED LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR NATIONAL
GUARD MEMBERS. The commission shall, as soon as practicable after
the date a member of the Texas National Guard files an application
for a peace officer license:
(1) process the application; and
(2) issue the license to the applicant if the
applicant otherwise qualifies for the license.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.