88R8739 JCG-D
By: Stucky H.B. No. 2183
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the temporary appointment of county jailers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
follows:
(b) A county jailer appointed on a temporary basis who does
not satisfactorily complete the preparatory training program
before the first anniversary of the date that the person is
appointed shall be removed from the position. A county jailer
appointed on a temporary basis shall be enrolled in the preparatory
training program on or before the 90th day after their temporary
appointment. A temporary appointment may not be renewed, except
that the sheriff may petition the commission to extend the
temporary appointment for a period not to exceed six months.
(b-1) A person who has previously been appointed on a
temporary basis as a county jailer and separated from that position
may not be subsequently appointed on a temporary basis as a county
jailer at the same or a different county jail unless the person was
in good standing at the time the person separated from the position.
A temporary appointment under this subsection may not exceed one
year.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the
rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act to
Section 1701.310, Occupations Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.