H.B. No. 2183
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 Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and
(b-3) 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 be subsequently appointed on a temporary basis as a county
jailer under Subsection (b) at the same or a different county jail
only if the person was in good standing at the time the person
separated from the position.
(b-2) A person who has cumulatively served as a county
jailer on a temporary basis under Subsection (b) for two years may
continue to serve for the remainder of that temporary appointment,
not to exceed the first anniversary of the date of the most recent
appointment. The person is not eligible for an extension of that
appointment or for a subsequent appointment on a temporary basis as
a county jailer under that subsection at the same or a different
county jail until the first anniversary of the date the person
separates from the temporary appointment during which the person
reached two years of cumulative service.
(b-3) A person whose county jailer license has become
inactive may be appointed as a county jailer on a temporary basis
under Subsection (b).
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2183 was passed by the House on April
19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2183 was passed by the Senate on May
8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor