| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 2183 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the temporary appointment of county jailers. |
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| 6 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 7 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 8 | 8 | | by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and |
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| 9 | 9 | | (b-3) to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (b) A county jailer appointed on a temporary basis who does |
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| 11 | 11 | | not satisfactorily complete the preparatory training program |
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| 12 | 12 | | before the first anniversary of the date that the person is |
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| 13 | 13 | | appointed shall be removed from the position. A county jailer |
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| 14 | 14 | | appointed on a temporary basis shall be enrolled in the preparatory |
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| 15 | 15 | | training program on or before the 90th day after their temporary |
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| 16 | 16 | | appointment. A temporary appointment may not be renewed, except |
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| 17 | 17 | | that the sheriff may petition the commission to extend the |
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| 18 | 18 | | temporary appointment for a period not to exceed six months. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b-1) A person who has previously been appointed on a |
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| 20 | 20 | | temporary basis as a county jailer and separated from that position |
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| 21 | 21 | | may be subsequently appointed on a temporary basis as a county |
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| 22 | 22 | | jailer under Subsection (b) at the same or a different county jail |
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| 23 | 23 | | only if the person was in good standing at the time the person |
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| 24 | 24 | | separated from the position. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (b-2) A person who has cumulatively served as a county |
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| 26 | 26 | | jailer on a temporary basis under Subsection (b) for two years may |
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| 27 | 27 | | continue to serve for the remainder of that temporary appointment, |
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| 28 | 28 | | not to exceed the first anniversary of the date of the most recent |
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| 29 | 29 | | appointment. The person is not eligible for an extension of that |
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| 30 | 30 | | appointment or for a subsequent appointment on a temporary basis as |
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| 31 | 31 | | a county jailer under that subsection at the same or a different |
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| 32 | 32 | | county jail until the first anniversary of the date the person |
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| 33 | 33 | | separates from the temporary appointment during which the person |
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| 34 | 34 | | reached two years of cumulative service. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b-3) A person whose county jailer license has become |
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| 36 | 36 | | inactive may be appointed as a county jailer on a temporary basis |
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| 37 | 37 | | under Subsection (b). |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 39 | 39 | | of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the |
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| 40 | 40 | | rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act to |
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| 41 | 41 | | Section 1701.310, Occupations Code. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.B. No. 2183 was passed by the House on April |
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| 46 | 46 | | 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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| 47 | 47 | | voting. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.B. No. 2183 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 51 | 51 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 54 | 54 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Date |
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| 56 | 56 | | _____________________ |
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| 57 | 57 | | Governor |
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