H.B. No. 488
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to disciplinary action by the Commission on Law
  Enforcement Officer Standards and Education against certain
  officers elected under the Texas Constitution.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1701.501, Occupations Code, is amended
  by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (d) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [The]
  commission shall revoke or suspend a license, place on probation a
  person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a license
  holder for a violation of this chapter or a commission rule.
         (b)  The commission may establish procedures for the
  revocation of a license issued under this chapter[, other than a
  license issued to an officer elected under the Texas Constitution].
         (d)  The commission may revoke a license issued under this
  chapter to an officer elected under the Texas Constitution only if
  the officer is convicted of:
               (1)  a felony; or
               (2)  a criminal offense directly involving the person's
  duties as an officer.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an officer elected under the Texas Constitution who is convicted
  of a felony or criminal offense that is committed on or after the
  effective date of this Act. A conviction for an offense committed
  before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
  effect when the offense was committed, and that law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.  For purposes of this section, an offense
  is committed on or after the effective date of this Act if any
  element of the offense is committed on or after that date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 488 was passed by the House on April
  19, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 136, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 488 was passed by the Senate on May
  15, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor