By: Kolkhorst, Merritt, Driver H.B. No. 2730
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of
  Public Safety of the State of Texas and the Texas Private Security
  Board; providing a penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
  ARTICLE 1. CHANGES TO VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM
         SECTION 1.01.  Section 548.006(i), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (i)  The committee shall hold a meeting at least once [at
  least two meetings] each quarter [year].
         SECTION 1.02.  Subchapter A, Chapter 548, Transportation
  Code, is amended by adding Section 548.008 to read as follows:
         Sec. 548.008.  VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM DIRECTOR. (a)
  The vehicle inspection program is managed by a program director.
  The program director may not be a commissioned officer.
         (b)  The office of the vehicle inspection program director
  must be located in Austin, Texas.
         (c)  The duties of the program director include:
               (1)  responsibility for the quality of the vehicle
  inspection program;
               (2)  coordination of the regional offices;
               (3)  compilation of regional and statewide performance
  data;
               (4)  the establishment of best practices and
  distribution of those practices to the regional offices;
               (5)  setting goals for the entire program, in
  consultation with the public safety director or the public safety
  director's designee, and setting goals for each regional office in
  consultation with the regional managers;
               (6)  monitoring the progress toward the goals set in
  Subdivision (5) and evaluating the program based on that progress;
  and
               (7)  coordination with the Texas Highway Patrol to
  enforce provisions related to vehicle inspection.
         (d)  The regional offices shall make reports as requested by
  the program director.
         SECTION 1.03.  Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Sections 548.503 and 548.504, the
  fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other than a moped is $14 
  [$12.50]. The fee for inspection of a moped is $6.75 [$5.75]. The
  fee for a verification form issued as required by Section 548.256 is
  $2 [$1].
         (c)  An inspection station may collect the applicable
  inspection fee at the time of the original inspection of a vehicle,
  regardless of whether an inspection certificate is issued at that
  time.  An inspection fee may be included with charges for other
  products or services but must be shown on a work order for the
  products or services as a separate item.  An inspection fee may be
  advertised in conjunction with other products or services.
  ARTICLE 2. DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
  PART A. ORGANIZATION OF DIVISION
         SECTION 2A.01.  Section 418.004, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subdivision (2) and adding Subdivision (9) to read as
  follows:
               (2)  "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency
  Management [division of emergency management in the office of the
  governor].
               (9)  "Department" means the Department of Public Safety
  of the State of Texas.
         SECTION 2A.02.  Sections 418.041(a), (b), and (c),
  Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The Texas Division of Emergency Management [division of
  emergency management] is a division of the department [office of
  the governor].
         (b)  The division is managed by a chief [director] appointed
  by the public safety director of the department, with the approval
  of the governor. The chief [director] serves at the pleasure of the
  public safety director [governor]. The chief must possess
  professional training and knowledge consisting of not less than
  five years of managerial or strategic planning experience in
  matters relating to public safety, security, emergency services,
  and emergency response.
         (c)  At least once every two months, the following shall meet
  to coordinate efforts, prevent overlap of activities, and ensure
  that the state's approach to emergency management and homeland
  security is unified:
               (1)  a representative of the department;
               (2)  a representative of the division;
               (3)  a representative of the governor's office of
  homeland security;
               (4)  the presiding officer of the Homeland Security
  Council; and
               (5)  a state agency representative from the emergency
  management council, selected by the chair of the emergency
  management council. [The director shall appoint a state
  coordinator.]
         SECTION 2A.03.  Section 418.072, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 418.072.  DISASTER EMERGENCY FUNDING BOARD. The
  disaster emergency funding board is composed of:
               (1)  the governor;
               (2)  the lieutenant governor;
               (3)  the commissioner of insurance;
               (4)  the executive commissioner of the Health and
  [Department of] Human Services Commission; and
               (5)  the chief [director] of the division.
         SECTION 2A.04.  Section 418.074(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  If a gift, grant, or loan is accepted by the state, the
  governor, or the emergency management council or chief of the
  division [state coordinator] if designated by the governor, may
  dispense the gift, grant, or loan directly to accomplish the
  purpose for which it was made or may allocate and transfer to a
  political subdivision services, equipment, supplies, materials, or
  funds in the amount the governor or the governor's designee may
  determine.
         SECTION 2A.05.  Section 431.082, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  A member of the Texas State Guard called to state active
  duty in response to a state emergency is a temporary employee of the
  state while on state active duty.
  PART B. OTHER AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
  REFLECTING DIVISION'S NAME CHANGE
         SECTION 2B.01.  Section 12.0012, Agriculture Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 12.0012.  NOTIFICATION. The department shall, upon
  submission for publication, notify the Texas Division of Emergency
  Management [division of emergency management in the office of the
  governor] of each quarantine it adopts. The department shall
  thereafter cooperate with the Texas Division of Emergency
  Management [division of emergency management] in implementing any
  necessary safeguards to protect the state's agricultural resources
  from potential economic, health, or ecological disaster that may
  result from the quarantined pest or disease.
         SECTION 2B.02.  Sections 88.303(a) and (d), Education Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, during any period in
  which Texas Task Force 1 is activated by the Texas Division of
  Emergency Management [governor's division of emergency
  management], or during any training session sponsored or sanctioned
  by Texas Task Force 1, a participating nongovernment member or
  local government employee member is included in the coverage
  provided under Chapter 501, Labor Code, in the same manner as an
  employee, as defined by Section 501.001, Labor Code.
         (d)  Notwithstanding Section 412.0123, Labor Code, as added
  by Chapter 1098, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session,
  1997, the Texas Division of Emergency Management [governor's
  division of emergency management] shall reimburse the State Office
  of Risk Management for the actual medical and indemnity benefits
  paid on behalf of a covered member of Texas Task Force 1 at the
  beginning of the next state fiscal year occurring after the date the
  benefits are paid.
         SECTION 2B.03.  Section 418.014(e), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  An executive order or proclamation shall be
  disseminated promptly by means intended to bring its contents to
  the attention of the general public. An order or proclamation shall
  be filed promptly with the division [of emergency management], the
  secretary of state, and the county clerk or city secretary in each
  area to which it applies unless the circumstances attendant on the
  disaster prevent or impede the filing.
         SECTION 2B.04.  The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 418,
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
         SECTION 2B.05.  Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 418.050 to read as follows:
         Sec. 418.050.  REENTRY CREDENTIALING PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The
  division shall consider implementing a pilot program for a reentry
  credentialing process for reentry into areas previously evacuated
  because of a disaster or threat of disaster.
         (b)  If the division implements a pilot project under this
  section, the reentry credentials issued under the project must:
               (1)  be uniform and commonly constructed;
               (2)  have common card holder information; and
               (3)  have security features equivalent to the security
  features of a Texas driver's license.
         (c)  The division may not require residents of an evacuated
  area to participate in or comply with a reentry credentialing
  process under this section.
         SECTION 2B.06.  Section 418.073(d), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The [governor's] division [of emergency management]
  shall administer the disaster contingency fund and shall develop
  and implement rules and procedures for providing emergency
  assistance from the fund. The division shall annually report to the
  speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor
  expenditures from the fund, the overall status of the fund, and any
  changes to rules and procedures regarding the fund.
         SECTION 2B.07.  Section 421.021(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The Homeland Security Council is composed of the
  governor or the governor's designee, the speaker of the house of
  representatives or the speaker's designee, the lieutenant governor
  or the lieutenant governor's designee, and one representative of
  each of the following entities, appointed by the single statewide
  elected or appointed governing officer, administrative head, or
  chair, as appropriate, of the entity:
               (1)  Department of Agriculture;
               (2)  office of the attorney general;
               (3)  General Land Office;
               (4)  Public Utility Commission of Texas;
               (5)  Department of State Health Services;
               (6)  Department of Information Resources;
               (7)  Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;
               (8)  Texas Division of Emergency Management [division
  of emergency management of the office of the governor];
               (9)  adjutant general's department;
               (10)  Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
               (11)  Railroad Commission of Texas;
               (12)  Texas Strategic Military Planning Commission;
               (13)  Texas Department of Transportation;
               (14)  Commission on State Emergency Communications;
               (15)  Office of State-Federal Relations;
               (16)  secretary of state;
               (17)  Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland
  Security;
               (18)  House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs
  [and State-Federal Relations];
               (19)  Texas Animal Health Commission;
               (20)  Texas Association of Regional Councils;
               (21)  Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
  Standards and Education;
               (22)  state fire marshal's office;
               (23)  Texas Education Agency;
               (24)  Texas Commission on Fire Protection;
               (25)  Parks and Wildlife Department;
               (26)  Texas Forest Service; and
               (27)  Texas Water Development Board.
         SECTION 2B.08.  Section 661.907(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The number of certified disaster service volunteers who
  are eligible for leave under this section may not exceed 350 state
  employees at any one time during a fiscal year. The Texas Division
  of Emergency Management [division of emergency management in the
  governor's office] shall coordinate the establishment and
  maintenance of the list of eligible employees.
         SECTION 2B.09.  Section 661.919(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The number of amateur radio operators who are eligible
  for leave under this section may not exceed 350 state employees at
  any one time during a state fiscal year.  The Texas Division of
  Emergency Management [division of emergency management in the
  governor's office] shall coordinate the establishment and
  maintenance of the list of eligible employees.
         SECTION 2B.10.  Section 501.001(5), Labor Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
               (5)  "Employee" means a person who is:
                     (A)  in the service of the state pursuant to an
  election, appointment, or express oral or written contract of hire;
                     (B)  paid from state funds but whose duties
  require that the person work and frequently receive supervision in
  a political subdivision of the state;
                     (C)  a peace officer employed by a political
  subdivision, while the peace officer is exercising authority
  granted under:
                           (i)  Article 2.12, Code of Criminal
  Procedure; or
                           (ii)  Articles 14.03(d) and (g), Code of
  Criminal Procedure;
                     (D)  a member of the state military forces, as
  defined by Section 431.001, Government Code, who is engaged in
  authorized training or duty; or
                     (E)  a Texas Task Force 1 member, as defined by
  Section 88.301, Education Code, who is activated by the Texas
  Division of Emergency Management [governor's division of emergency
  management] or is injured during [any] training [session] sponsored
  or sanctioned by Texas Task Force 1.
         SECTION 2B.11.  Sections 16.055(a) and (b), Water Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The chief [coordinator] of the Texas Division of
  Emergency Management [division of emergency management of the
  office of the governor] is the state drought manager. The state
  drought manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the
  drought response component of the state water plan.
         (b)  The drought preparedness council is created and shall
  meet as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The
  council is composed of one representative from each of the
  following entities, appointed by the administrative head of that
  entity:
               (1)  the Texas Division of Emergency Management
  [division of emergency management of the office of the governor];
               (2)  the board;
               (3)  the commission;
               (4)  the Parks and Wildlife Department;
               (5)  the Department of Agriculture;
               (6)  the Texas AgriLife [Agricultural] Extension
  Service;
               (7)  the State Soil and Water Conservation Board;
               (8)  the Texas Department of Housing and Community
  Affairs;
               (9)  the Texas Forest Service;
               (10)  the Texas Department of Transportation;
               (11)  the Texas Department of Economic Development; and
               (12)  a representative of groundwater management
  interests who is appointed by the governor.
         SECTION 2B.12.  Section 1(3), Chapter 350 (S.B. 1101), Acts
  of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 6419c,
  Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
               (3)  "Division of emergency management" means the Texas
  Division of Emergency Management [division of emergency management
  of the office of the governor].
         SECTION 2B.13.  A reference in law or a rule to the
  "governor's division of emergency management" or the "division of
  emergency management in the office of the governor" means the Texas
  Division of Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety
  of the State of Texas.
  ARTICLE 3. ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR
  INTOXICATION OFFENSES
         SECTION 3.01.  Section 524.038, Transportation Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to
  read as follows:
         (d)  An affidavit from an expert witness [a person] whose
  presence is timely requested under this section is inadmissible if
  the expert witness [person] fails to appear at a hearing without a
  showing of good cause. Otherwise, an affidavit under this section
  may be submitted in lieu of an appearance at the hearing by the
  [breath test operator, breath test technical supervisor, or] expert
  witness.
         (e)  An affidavit from a breath test operator or breath test
  technical supervisor is admissible unless the judge determines that
  justice requires the breath test operator or breath test technical
  supervisor to be present.
         SECTION 3.02.  Section 524.039, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 524.039.  APPEARANCE OF TECHNICIANS AT HEARING. (a)
  Not [Notwithstanding Section 524.038, if not] later than the fifth
  day before the date of a scheduled hearing, [the department
  receives from] the person who requested a hearing may apply to the
  State Office of Administrative Hearings to issue a subpoena for the
  attendance [written notice, including a facsimile transmission,
  requesting the presence at the hearing] of the breath test operator
  who took the specimen of the person's breath to determine alcohol
  concentration or the certified breath test technical supervisor
  responsible for maintaining and directing the operation of the
  breath test instrument used to analyze the specimen of the person's
  breath, or both[, each requested person must appear at the
  hearing]. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall issue
  the subpoena only on a showing of good cause.
         (b)  The department may reschedule a hearing once not less
  than 48 hours before the hearing if a [the] person subpoenaed
  [requested to attend] under Subsection (a) is unavailable. The
  department may also reschedule the hearing on showing good cause
  that a [the] person subpoenaed [requested] under Subsection (a) is
  not available at the time of the hearing.
         SECTION 3.03.  The changes in law made by this article by the
  amendment of Sections 524.038 and 524.039, Transportation Code,
  apply only to a hearing conducted on or after September 1, 2009. A
  hearing conducted before September 1, 2009, is covered by the law in
  effect immediately before that date, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.04.  This article takes effect September 1, 2009.
  ARTICLE 4. CHANGES TO PRIVATE SECURITY ACT
         SECTION 4.01.  Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, is
  amended by amending Subdivisions (2), (3), (5), (11), (12), (13),
  (17), (19), (20), and (21) and adding Subdivision (6-b) to read as
  follows:
               (2)  "Branch office" means an office that is:
                     (A)  identified to the public as a place from
  which business is conducted, solicited, or advertised; and
                     (B)  at a place other than the principal place of
  business as shown in board [commission] records.
               (3)  "Branch office license" means a permit issued by
  the board [commission] that entitles a person to operate at a branch
  office as a security services contractor or investigations company.
               (5)  "Commissioned security officer" means a security
  officer to whom a security officer commission has been issued by the
  board [commission].
               (6-b)  "Endorsement" means a permit entitling an
  individual holding a registration to perform a service regulated by
  this chapter for an appropriately licensed company.
               (11)  "Letter of authority" means a permit issued by
  the board [commission] that entitles the security department of a
  private business or a political subdivision to employ a
  commissioned security officer.
               (12)  "License" means a permit issued by the board
  [commission] that entitles a person to operate as a security
  services contractor or investigations company.
               (13)  "License holder" means a person to whom the board
  [commission] issues a license.
               (17)  "Personal protection officer endorsement
  [authorization]" means a permit issued by the board [commission]
  that entitles an individual to act as a personal protection
  officer.
               (19)  "Registrant" means an individual who has
  registered with the board [commission] under Section 1702.221.
               (20)  "Registration" means a permit issued by the board
  [commission] to an individual described by Section 1702.221.
               (21)  "Security officer commission" means an
  authorization issued by the board [commission] that entitles a
  security officer to carry a firearm.
         SECTION 4.02.  Section 1702.004, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.004.  GENERAL SCOPE OF REGULATION. (a) The board,
  in addition to performing duties required by other law or
  exercising powers granted by other law:
               (1)  licenses investigations companies and security
  services contractors;
               (2)  issues commissions to certain security officers;
               (3)  issues endorsements [authorizations] to certain
  security officers engaged in the personal protection of
  individuals;
               (4)  registers and endorses:
                     (A)  certain individuals connected with a license
  holder; and
                     (B)  certain individuals employed in a field
  connected to private investigation or private security; and
               (5)  regulates license holders, security officers,
  [and] registrants, and endorsement holders under this chapter.
         (b)  The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with
  Chapter 53 [does not apply to this chapter or to any licensing,
  regulatory, or disciplinary determinations made under this
  chapter]. In its rules under this section, the board shall list the
  specific offenses for each category of regulated persons for which
  a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take action
  under Section 53.021.
         SECTION 4.03.  The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 1702,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER B. TEXAS [COMMISSION ON] PRIVATE SECURITY BOARD
         SECTION 4.04.  Section 1702.021, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.021.  BOARD [COMMISSION] MEMBERSHIP. (a) The
  Texas Private Security Board consists of seven members appointed by
  the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
               (1)  four public members, each of whom is a citizen of
  the United States;
               (2)  one member who is licensed under this chapter as a
  private investigator;
               (3)  one member who is licensed under this chapter as an
  alarm systems company; and
               (4)  one member who is licensed under this chapter as
  the owner or operator of a guard company.
         (b)  Appointments to the board [commission] shall be made
  without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age,
  or national origin of the appointee.
         [(c)     On presentation by a commission member of the
  constitutional oath taken by the member, together with the
  certificate of appointment, the secretary of state shall issue a
  commission to the member as evidence of the member's authority to
  act as a commission member.]
         SECTION 4.05.  Section 1702.023, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.023.  ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS. The board's
  [commission's] public members must be representatives of the
  general public. A person may not be a public member of the board
  [commission] if the person or the person's spouse:
               (1)  is registered, commissioned, certified, or
  licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of private
  investigations or private security;
               (2)  is employed by or participates in the management
  of a business entity or other organization regulated by or
  receiving money from the board [commission];
               (3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more
  than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other
  organization regulated by or receiving money from the board
  [commission]; or
               (4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible
  goods, services, or money from the board [commission] other than
  compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board
  [commission] membership, attendance, or expenses.
         SECTION 4.06.  Sections 1702.024(b) and (c), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A person may not be a board [commission] member, and may
  not be a department [commission] employee whose primary duties
  include private security regulation and who is employed in a "bona
  fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that
  phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the
  overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
  (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
               (1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid
  consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of private
  investigation or private security; or
               (2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid
  consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of private
  investigation or private security.
         (c)  A person may not be a board [commission] member or act as
  general counsel to the board [commission] or agency if the person is
  required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government
  Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf
  of a profession related to the operation of the agency.
         SECTION 4.07.  Section 1702.027, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.027.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for
  removal from the board [commission] that a member:
               (1)  does not have the qualifications required by
  Section 1702.021 at the time of taking office;
               (2)  does not maintain the qualifications required by
  Section 1702.021 during service on the board [commission];
               (3)  is ineligible for membership under Section
  1702.023 or 1702.024;
               (4)  cannot, because of illness or disability,
  discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's
  term; or
               (5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly
  scheduled board [commission] meetings that the member is eligible
  to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a
  majority vote of the board [commission].
         (b)  The validity of an action of the board [commission] is
  not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal
  of a board [commission] member exists.
         (c)  If the chief administrator [director] has knowledge
  that a potential ground for removal exists, the chief administrator
  [director] shall notify the presiding officer of the board
  [commission] of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall
  then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential
  ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal
  involves the presiding officer, the chief administrator [director]
  shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board
  [commission], who shall then notify the governor and the attorney
  general that a potential ground for removal exists.
         SECTION 4.08.  Section 1702.028, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.028.  PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A board
  [commission] member is entitled to a per diem as set by legislative
  appropriation for each day the member engages in the business of the
  board [commission].
         (b)  A member is entitled to reimbursement for travel
  [transportation] expenses incurred while conducting board
  business, including expenses for transportation, meals, and
  lodging, as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act. [A
  member may not receive compensation for travel expenses, including
  expenses for meals and lodging, other than transportation
  expenses.]
         SECTION 4.09.  Section 1702.029, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.029.  MEETINGS. The board [commission] shall meet
  at regular intervals to be decided by the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.10.  Section 1702.030, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.030.  TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to
  and qualifies for office as a board [commission] member may not
  vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a board
  [commission] meeting until the person completes a training program
  that complies with this section.
         (b)  The training program must provide the person with
  information regarding:
               (1)  this chapter;
               (2)  the programs operated by the board [commission];
               (3)  the role and functions of the board [commission];
               (4)  the rules of the board [commission], with an
  emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory
  authority;
               (5)  the current budget for the board [commission];
               (6)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the
  board [commission];
               (7)  the requirements of:
                     (A)  the open meetings law, Chapter 551,
  Government Code;
                     (B)  the public information law, Chapter 552,
  Government Code;
                     (C)  the administrative procedure law, Chapter
  2001, Government Code; and
                     (D)  other laws relating to public officials,
  including conflict of interest laws; and
               (8)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the
  board [commission] or the Texas Ethics Commission.
         (c)  A person appointed to the board [commission] is entitled
  to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act,
  for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program
  regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before
  or after the person qualifies for office.
         SECTION 4.11.  The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 1702,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER C. CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR [DIRECTOR] AND PERSONNEL
         SECTION 4.12.  Section 1702.041, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.041.  CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR [DIRECTOR]. (a) The
  [director is the] chief administrator is responsible for the
  administration of this chapter under the direction of the board
  [commission]. The chief administrator [director] shall perform
  duties as prescribed by the board and the department [commission].
         (b)  The chief administrator [director] is a full-time
  employee of the department [commission]. A board [commission]
  member may not serve as chief administrator [director].
         SECTION 4.13.  Section 1702.042, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.042.  PERSONNEL; CONFLICT OF INTEREST. An
  employee of the department whose primary duties include private
  security regulation [commission] may not:
               (1)  have a financial or business interest, contingent
  or otherwise, in a security services contractor or investigations
  company; or
               (2)  be licensed under this chapter.
         SECTION 4.14.  Section 1702.043, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.043.  DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The board
  [commission] shall develop and implement policies that clearly
  separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board
  [commission] and the management responsibilities of the chief
  administrator [director] and staff of the department [commission].
         SECTION 4.15.  Section 1702.044, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.044.  QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
  INFORMATION. The chief administrator [director] or the chief
  administrator's [director's] designee shall provide to board
  [commission] members and to agency employees, as often as
  necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or
  employment under this chapter, including information regarding a
  person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to
  standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
         SECTION 4.16.  The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 1702,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD [COMMISSION]
         SECTION 4.17.  Section 1702.061, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.061.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD
  [COMMISSION]. (a) The board [Texas Commission on Private
  Security] shall perform the functions and duties provided by this
  chapter.
         (b)  The board [commission] shall adopt rules and general
  policies to guide the agency in the administration of this chapter.
         (c)  The rules and policies adopted by the board [commission]
  under Subsection (b) must be consistent with this chapter and other
  board [commission] rules adopted under this chapter and with any
  other applicable law, state rule, or federal regulation.
         (d)  The board [commission] has the powers and duties to:
               (1)  determine the qualifications of license holders,
  registrants, endorsement holders, and commissioned security
  officers;
               (2)  investigate alleged violations of this chapter and
  of board [commission] rules;
               (3)  adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter;
  and
               (4)  establish and enforce standards governing the
  safety and conduct of each person licensed, registered, or
  commissioned under this chapter.
         (e)  The board [commission] shall have a seal in the form
  prescribed by the board [commission].
         [(f)     The commission may commission investigators who are
  employed full-time by the commission as peace officers for the
  limited purpose of assisting the commission in investigating
  alleged violations of this chapter and of commission rules.]
         SECTION 4.18.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1702.0612 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.0612.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE
  DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The board shall develop and implement a
  policy to encourage the use of:
               (1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter
  2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and
               (2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution
  procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the
  resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's
  jurisdiction.
         (b)  The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute
  resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model
  guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings
  for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.
         (c)  The board shall designate a trained person to:
               (1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy
  adopted under Subsection (a);
               (2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to
  implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative
  dispute resolution; and
               (3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those
  procedures, as implemented by the board.
         SECTION 4.19.  Section 1702.062, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.062.  FEES. (a) The board [commission] by rule
  shall establish reasonable and necessary fees that produce
  sufficient revenue to administer this chapter. The fees may not
  produce unnecessary fund balances. [and may not exceed the
  following amounts:
         [Class A license$350 (original and renewal)
         [Class B license$400 (original and renewal)
         [Class C license$540 (original and renewal)
         [Class D license$400 (original and renewal)
         [Reinstate suspended license$150
         [Assignment of license$150
         [Change name of license$ 75
         [Delinquency fee__
         [Branch office certificate and renewal$300
         [Registration fee for private investigator, manager, branch
  office manager, locksmith, electronic access control device
  installer, and alarm systems installer $ 30 (original and renewal)
         [Registration fee for noncommissioned security officer$ 30
  (original and renewal)
         [Registration fee for security salesperson$ 30
         [Registration fee for alarm systems monitor$ 30
         [Registration fee for dog trainer$ 30
         [Registration fee for owner, officer, partner, or
  shareholder of a license holder $ 50
         [Registration fee for security consultant$300
         [Registration fee for employee of license holder$ 30
         [Security officer commission fee$ 50
  (original and renewal)
         [School instructor fee$100
  (original and renewal)
         [School approval fee$350
  (original and renewal)
         [Letter of authority fee for private business and political
  subdivision $400
         [Letter of authority renewal fee for private business and
  political subdivision $225
         [Letter of authority fee for commissioned officer,
  noncommissioned officer, or personal protection officer for
  political subdivision $ 10
         [FBI fingerprint check$ 25
         [Duplicate pocket card$ 10
         [Employee information update fee$ 15
         [Burglar alarm sellers renewal fee$ 30
         [Personal protection officer authorization$ 50]
         (b)  The board [In addition to other fees established under
  this chapter, the commission] may charge a fee each time the board
  [commission] requires a person regulated under this chapter to
  resubmit a set of fingerprints for processing by the board
  [commission] during the application process for a license,
  registration, endorsement, or commission. The board [commission]
  shall set the fee in an amount that is reasonable and necessary to
  cover the [commission's] administrative expenses related to
  processing the fingerprints.
         (c)  A person whose pocket card has not expired is not
  eligible to receive from the board [commission] another pocket card
  in the same classification in which the pocket card is held.
         SECTION 4.20.  The heading to Section 1702.063, Occupations
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.063.  BOARD [COMMISSION] USE OF FINES.
         SECTION 4.21.  Section 1702.0635, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.0635.  RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN RULES. The board
  [commission] may not adopt rules or establish unduly restrictive
  experience or education requirements that limit a person's ability
  to be licensed as an electronic access control device company or be
  registered as an electronic access control device installer.
         SECTION 4.22.  Section 1702.064, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.064.  RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR
  COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The board [commission] may not adopt
  rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person
  regulated by the board [commission] except to prohibit false,
  misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.
         (b)  The board [commission] may not include in its rules to
  prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person
  regulated by the board [commission] a rule that:
               (1)  restricts the person's use of any medium for
  advertising;
               (2)  restricts the person's personal appearance or use
  of the person's personal voice in an advertisement;
               (3)  relates to the size or duration of an
  advertisement by the person; or
               (4)  restricts the person's advertisement under a trade
  name.
         SECTION 4.23.  Section 1702.0645, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.0645.  PAYMENT OF FEES AND FINES. (a) The board
  [commission] may adopt rules regarding the method of payment of a
  fee or a fine assessed under this chapter.
         (b)  Rules adopted under this section may:
               (1)  authorize the use of electronic funds transfer or
  a valid credit card issued by a financial institution chartered by a
  state or the federal government or by a nationally recognized
  credit organization approved by the board [commission]; and
               (2)  require the payment of a discount or a reasonable
  service charge for a credit card payment in addition to the fee or
  the fine.
         SECTION 4.24.  Section 1702.066, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.066.  SERVICE OF PROCESS; SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS ON
  BOARD [COMMISSION]. Legal process and documents required by law to
  be served on or filed with the board [commission] must be served on
  or filed with the chief administrator [director] at the designated
  office of the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.25.  Section 1702.067, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.067.  BOARD [COMMISSION] RECORDS; EVIDENCE. An
  official record of the board [commission] or an affidavit by the
  chief administrator [director] as to the content of the record is
  prima facie evidence of a matter required to be kept by the board
  [commission].
         SECTION 4.26.  Section 1702.068, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.068.  APPEAL BOND NOT REQUIRED. The board
  [commission] is not required to give an appeal bond in any cause
  arising under this chapter.
         SECTION 4.27.  Section 1702.081, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.081.  PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The board
  [commission] shall prepare information of interest to consumers or
  recipients of services regulated under this chapter describing the
  board's [commission's] regulatory functions and the procedures by
  which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board
  [commission].
         (b)  The board [commission] shall make the information
  available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
         SECTION 4.28.  Section 1702.082, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.082.  COMPLAINTS. (a) The board [commission by
  rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service
  recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone
  number of the commission for the purpose of directing complaints to
  the commission. The commission may provide for that notice:
               [(1)     on each registration form, application, or
  written contract for services of a person regulated under this
  chapter;
               [(2)     on a sign prominently displayed in the place of
  business of each person regulated under this chapter; or
               [(3)     in a bill for services provided by a person
  regulated under this chapter.
         [(b)  The commission] shall maintain a system to promptly and
  efficiently act on complaints [file on each written complaint]
  filed with the board [commission]. The board shall maintain
  information about parties to the complaint, [file must include:
               [(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;
               [(2)     the date the complaint is received by the
  commission;
               [(3)]  the subject matter of the complaint, [;
               [(4)     the name of each person contacted in relation to
  the complaint;
               [(5)]  a summary of the results of the review or
  investigation of the complaint, [;] and its disposition
               [(6)     an explanation of the reason the file was closed,
  if the agency closed the file without taking action other than to
  investigate the complaint].
         (b) [(c)]  The board [commission] shall make information
  available describing its [provide to the person filing the
  complaint a copy of the commission's policies and] procedures for
  [relating to] complaint investigation and resolution.
         (c)  The board shall periodically [(d)     Unless it would
  jeopardize an undercover investigation, the commission shall
  provide to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of
  the commission's policies and procedures relating to complaint
  investigation and resolution.
         [(e)     The commission, at least quarterly until final
  disposition of the complaint, shall] notify the [person filing the]
  complaint parties [and each person who is a subject of the
  complaint] of the status of the complaint until final disposition
  [investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover
  investigation].
         SECTION 4.29.  Section 1702.083, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.083.  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. The board
  [commission] shall develop and implement policies that provide the
  public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board
  [commission] and to speak on any issue under the board's
  [commission's] jurisdiction.
         SECTION 4.30.  Section 1702.084, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.084.  PUBLIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN RECORDS OF
  DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) The board [commission] shall make
  available to the public through a toll-free telephone number,
  Internet website, or other easily accessible medium determined by
  the board [commission] the following information relating to a
  disciplinary action taken during the preceding three years
  regarding a person regulated by the board [commission]:
               (1)  the identity of the person;
               (2)  the nature of the complaint that was the basis of
  the disciplinary action taken against the person; and
               (3)  the disciplinary action taken by the board
  [commission].
         (b)  In providing the information, the board [commission]
  shall present the information in an impartial manner, use language
  that is commonly understood, and, if possible, avoid jargon
  specific to the security industry.
         (c)  The board [commission] shall update the information on a
  monthly basis.
         (d)  The board [commission] shall maintain the
  confidentiality of information regarding the identification of a
  complainant.
         SECTION 4.31.  Section 1702.103, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.103.  CLASSIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LICENSES.
  (a) The license classifications are:
               (1)  Class A: investigations company license, covering
  operations of an investigations company;
               (2)  Class B: security services contractor license,
  covering operations of a security services contractor;
               (3)  Class C: covering the operations included within
  Class A and Class B; [and]
               (4)  Class F: level III training school license;
               (5)  Class O: alarm level I training school license;
               (6)  Class P: private business letter of authority
  license;
               (7)  Class X: government letter of authority license;
  and
               (8)  Class T: telematics license [Class D: electronic
  access control device license, covering operations of an electronic
  access control device company].
         (b)  A [Class A, B, C, or D] license described by this chapter
  does not authorize the license holder to perform a service for which
  the license holder has not qualified. A person may not engage in an
  operation outside the scope of that person's license. The board
  [commission] shall indicate on the license the services the license
  holder is authorized to perform. The license holder may not perform
  a service unless it is indicated on the license.
         (c)  A license is not assignable unless the assignment is
  approved in advance by the board [commission].
         (d)  The board [commission] shall prescribe by rule the
  procedure under which a license may be terminated.
         (e)  The board by rule may establish other license
  classifications for activities expressly regulated by this chapter
  and may establish qualifications and practice requirements
  consistent with this chapter for those license classifications.
         SECTION 4.32.  Section 1702.110, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.110.  APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. An application for
  a license under this chapter must be in the form prescribed by the
  board [commission] and include:
               (1)  the full name and business address of the
  applicant;
               (2)  the name under which the applicant intends to do
  business;
               (3)  a statement as to the general nature of the
  business in which the applicant intends to engage;
               (4)  a statement as to the classification for which the
  applicant requests qualification;
               (5)  if the applicant is an entity other than an
  individual, the full name and residence address of each partner,
  officer, and director of the applicant, and of the applicant's
  manager;
               (6)  if the applicant is an individual, two
  classifiable sets of fingerprints of the applicant or, if the
  applicant is an entity other than an individual, of each officer and
  of each partner or shareholder who owns at least a 25 percent
  interest in the applicant;
               (7)  a verified statement of the applicant's experience
  qualifications in the particular classification in which the
  applicant is applying;
               (8)  a report from the department [Texas Department of
  Public Safety] stating the applicant's record of any convictions
  for a Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense or a greater
  offense;
               (9)  the social security number of the individual
  making the application; and
               (10)  other information, evidence, statements, or
  documents required by the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.33.  Section 1702.111, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.111.  ISSUANCE OF BRANCH OFFICE LICENSE. (a) A
  license holder, in accordance with Section 1702.129, shall notify
  the board [commission] in writing of the establishment of a branch
  office and file in writing with the board [commission] the address
  of the branch office.
         (b)  On application by a license holder, the board
  [commission] shall issue a branch office license.
         SECTION 4.34.  Section 1702.112, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.112.  FORM OF LICENSE. The board [commission]
  shall prescribe the form of a license, including a branch office
  license. The license must include:
               (1)  the name of the license holder;
               (2)  the name under which the license holder is to
  operate; and
               (3)  the license number and the date the license was
  issued.
         SECTION 4.35.  Sections 1702.113(a) and (c), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  An applicant for a license, certificate of
  registration, endorsement, or security officer commission or the
  applicant's manager must be at least 18 years of age and must not:
               (1)  [have been convicted in any jurisdiction of two or
  more felony offenses, unless full pardons have been granted for all
  convictions for reasons relating to wrongful convictions;
               [(2)     have been convicted in any jurisdiction of any of
  the following:
                     [(A)     a single felony or equivalent offense for
  which the 20th anniversary of the date of conviction has not
  occurred before the date of application, unless a full pardon has
  been granted for reasons relating to a wrongful conviction; or
                     [(B)     a Class A misdemeanor or equivalent offense
  for which the 10th anniversary of the date of conviction has not
  occurred before the date of application, unless a full pardon has
  been granted for reasons relating to a wrongful conviction;
               [(3)]  at the time of application be charged with the
  commission of a Class A misdemeanor or felony offense, under an
  information or indictment;
               [(4)     in the 10 years preceding the date of
  application, have been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent
  conduct violating a penal law of the grade of felony;]
               (2) [(5)]  have been found by a court to be incompetent
  by reason of a mental defect or disease and not have been restored
  to competency;
               (3) [(6)]  have been dishonorably discharged from the
  United States armed services, discharged from the United States
  armed services under other conditions determined by the board to be
  prohibitive, or dismissed from the United States armed services if
  a commissioned officer in the United States armed services; or
               (4) [(7)]  be required to register in this or any other
  state as a sex offender, unless the applicant is approved by the
  board under Section 1702.3615.
         (c)  For purposes of this section, an offense under the laws
  of this state, another state, or the United States is considered[:
               [(1)  a felony if the offense:
                     [(A)     at the time of conviction was designated by
  a law of this state as a felony, including a state jail felony;
                     [(B)     contains all the elements of an offense
  designated by a law of this state as a felony, including a state
  jail felony; or
                     [(C)     is punishable by confinement for one year or
  more in a penitentiary;
               [(2)     a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is not a
  felony and the offense:
                     [(A)     at the time of conviction was designated by
  a law of this state as a Class A misdemeanor;
                     [(B)     contains all the elements of an offense
  designated by a law of this state as a Class A misdemeanor; or
                     [(C)     provides as a possible punishment
  confinement in a jail other than a state jail felony facility; or
               [(3)]  a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is not a
  felony or Class A misdemeanor and the offense:
               (1) [(A)]  at the time of conviction was designated by
  a law of this state as a Class B misdemeanor;
               (2) [(B)]  contains all the elements of an offense
  designated by a law of this state as a Class B misdemeanor; or
               (3) [(C)]  provides as a possible punishment
  confinement in a jail other than a state jail felony facility.
         SECTION 4.36.  Section 1702.114, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.114.  ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR
  INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY LICENSE. (a) An applicant for a license to
  engage in the business of an investigations company or the
  applicant's manager must have, before the date of the application,
  three consecutive years' experience in the investigative field as
  an employee, manager, or owner of an investigations company or
  satisfy other requirements set by the board [commission].
         (b)  The applicant's experience must be:
               (1)  reviewed by the board [commission] or the chief
  administrator [director]; and
               (2)  determined to be adequate to qualify the applicant
  to engage in the business of an investigations company.
         SECTION 4.37.  Section 1702.115, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.115.  ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR SECURITY
  SERVICES CONTRACTOR LICENSE. (a) An applicant for a license to
  engage in the business of a security services contractor or the
  applicant's manager must have, before the date of the application,
  two consecutive years' experience in each security services field
  for which the person applies as an employee, manager, or owner of a
  security services contractor or satisfy other requirements set by
  the board [commission].
         (b)  The applicant's experience must have been obtained
  legally and must be:
               (1)  reviewed by the board [commission] or the chief
  administrator [director]; and
               (2)  determined to be adequate to qualify the applicant
  to engage in the business of a security services contractor.
         SECTION 4.38.  Section 1702.116, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.116.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR GUARD DOG COMPANY
  LICENSE; INSPECTIONS. (a) An applicant for a license to engage in
  the business of a guard dog company must:
               (1)  meet the requirements of Sections 1702.113 and
  1702.115; and
               (2)  present evidence satisfactory to the board
  [commission] that the applicant will comply with the rules adopted
  under this section.
         (b)  After consulting the [Texas] Department of State Health
  Services, the board [commission] shall adopt rules to ensure that
  the areas in which a guard dog company houses, exercises, or trains
  its animals are securely enclosed by a six-foot chain-link fence or
  made equally secure.
         (c)  The board [commission] shall conduct regular
  inspections to ensure compliance with the rules adopted under this
  section.
         SECTION 4.39.  Sections 1702.117(a), (c), and (d),
  Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The board [commission] shall require an applicant for a
  commission, license, registration, or endorsement under this
  chapter or the applicant's manager to demonstrate qualifications in
  the person's license classification, including knowledge of
  applicable state laws and board [commission] rules, by taking an
  examination to be determined by the board [commission].
         (c)  The board [commission] shall set the reexamination fee
  in an amount not to exceed the amount of the renewal fee for the
  license classification for which application was made.
         (d)  The board [commission] shall develop and provide to a
  person who applies to take the examination under Subsection (a)
  material containing all applicable state laws and board
  [commission] rules.
         SECTION 4.40.  Section 1702.118, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.118.  EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) Not later than the
  30th day after the date a person takes a licensing examination under
  this chapter, the board [commission] shall notify the person of the
  examination results.
         (b)  If an examination is graded or reviewed by a testing
  service:
               (1)  the board [commission] shall notify the person of
  the examination results not later than the 14th day after the date
  the board [commission] receives the results from the testing
  service; and
               (2)  if notice of the examination results will be
  delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the
  board [commission] shall notify the person of the reason for the
  delay before the 90th day.
         (c)  The board [commission] may require a testing service to
  notify a person of the results of the person's examination.
         (d)  If requested in writing by a person who fails a
  licensing examination administered under this chapter, the board
  [commission] shall furnish the person with an analysis of the
  person's performance on the examination.
         SECTION 4.41.  Section 1702.1183, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.1183.  RECIPROCAL LICENSE FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN
  APPLICANTS. (a) The board [commission] may waive any prerequisite
  to obtaining a license for an applicant who holds a license issued
  by another jurisdiction with which this state has a reciprocity
  agreement.
         (b)  The board [commission] may make an agreement, subject to
  the approval of the governor, with another state to allow for
  licensing by reciprocity.
         SECTION 4.42.  Section 1702.1186, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.1186.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The board
  [commission] may issue a provisional license to an applicant
  currently licensed in another jurisdiction who seeks an equivalent
  license in this state and who:
               (1)  has been licensed in good standing as an
  investigations company or security services contractor for at least
  two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country,
  that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the
  requirements of this chapter;
               (2)  has passed a national or other examination
  recognized by the board [commission] relating to the practice of
  private investigations or security services contracting; and
               (3)  is sponsored by a person licensed by the board
  [commission] under this chapter with whom the provisional license
  holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional
  license.
         (b)  A provisional license is valid until the date the board
  [commission] approves or denies the provisional license holder's
  application for a license. The board [commission] shall issue a
  license under this chapter to the provisional license holder if:
               (1)  the provisional license holder is eligible to be
  licensed under Section 1702.1183; or
               (2)  the provisional license holder:
                     (A)  passes the part of the examination under
  Section 1702.117(a) that relates to the applicant's knowledge and
  understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of an
  investigations company or security services contractor in this
  state;
                     (B)  is verified by the board [commission] as
  meeting the academic and experience requirements for a license
  under this chapter; and
                     (C)  satisfies any other licensing requirements
  under this chapter.
         (c)  The board [commission] must approve or deny a
  provisional license holder's application for a license not later
  than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.
  The board [commission] may extend the 180-day period if the results
  of an examination have not been received by the board [commission]
  before the end of that period.
         (d)  The board [commission] may establish a fee for
  provisional licenses in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover
  the cost of issuing the license.
         SECTION 4.43.  Section 1702.120(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An individual may not apply to the board [commission] to
  serve as manager of an investigations company, guard company, alarm
  systems company, armored car company, courier company, or guard dog
  company without the intent to maintain that supervisory position on
  a daily basis for that company.
         SECTION 4.44.  Section 1702.121, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.121.  TERMINATION OF MANAGER. A license holder
  shall notify the board [commission] in writing not later than the
  14th day after the date a manager ceases to be manager of the
  license holder's business. The license remains in effect for a
  reasonable period after notice is given as provided by board
  [commission] rule pending the board's [commission's] determination
  of the qualification of another manager under this subchapter.
         SECTION 4.45.  Section 1702.122, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.122.  TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF LICENSE HOLDER'S
  BUSINESS. Under the terms provided by board [commission] rule, a
  license holder's business may continue for a temporary period if
  the individual on the basis of whose qualifications a license under
  this chapter has been obtained ceases to be connected with the
  license holder.
         SECTION 4.46.  Section 1702.123, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.123.  INSURANCE; BOND. (a) A license holder shall
  maintain on file with the board [commission] at all times the surety
  bond and certificate of insurance required by this chapter.
         (b)  The board [commission] shall immediately suspend the
  license of a license holder who violates Subsection (a).
         (c)  The board [commission] may rescind the license
  suspension if the license holder provides proof to the board
  [commission] that the bond or the insurance coverage is still in
  effect. The license holder must provide the proof in a form
  satisfactory to the board [commission] not later than the 10th day
  after the date the license is suspended.
         (d)  After suspension of the license, the board [commission]
  may not reinstate the license until an application, in the form
  prescribed by the board [commission], is filed accompanied by a
  proper bond, insurance certificate, or both. The board
  [commission] may deny the application notwithstanding the
  applicant's compliance with this section:
               (1)  for a reason that would justify suspending,
  revoking, or denying a license; or
               (2)  if, during the suspension, the applicant performs
  a practice for which a license is required.
         SECTION 4.47.  Section 1702.125, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.125.  BOND REQUIREMENT. A bond executed and filed
  with the board [commission] under this chapter remains in effect
  until the surety terminates future liability by providing to the
  board [commission] at least 30 days' notice of the intent to
  terminate liability.
         SECTION 4.48.  Sections 1702.127(b) and (c), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A license holder shall maintain a record containing
  information related to the license holder's employees as required
  by the board [commission].
         (c)  A license holder shall maintain for board [commission]
  inspection at the license holder's principal place of business or
  branch office two recent color photographs, of a type required by
  the board [commission], of each applicant, registrant,
  commissioned security officer, and employee of the license holder.
         SECTION 4.49.  Section 1702.129, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.129.  NOTICE OF CERTAIN CHANGES; BRANCH OFFICES.
  (a) A license holder shall notify the board [commission] not later
  than the 14th day after the date of:
               (1)  a change of address for the license holder's
  principal place of business;
               (2)  a change of a name under which the license holder
  does business; or
               (3)  a change in the license holder's officers or
  partners.
         (b)  A license holder shall notify the board [commission] in
  writing not later than the 14th day after the date a branch office:
               (1)  is established;
               (2)  is closed; or
               (3)  changes address or location.
         SECTION 4.50.  Section 1702.131, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.131.  ADVERTISING. An advertisement by a license
  holder soliciting or advertising business must contain the license
  holder's company name and address as stated in board [commission]
  records.
         SECTION 4.51.  Section 1702.161(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An individual employed as a security officer may not
  knowingly carry a firearm during the course of performing duties as
  a security officer unless the board [commission] has issued a
  security officer commission to the individual.
         SECTION 4.52.  Section 1702.162, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.162.  EMPLOYER'S APPLICATION FOR SECURITY OFFICER
  COMMISSION. The employer of a security officer who applies for a
  security officer commission for the officer must submit an
  application to the board [commission] on a form provided by the
  board [commission].
         SECTION 4.53.  Section 1702.165, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.165.  ISSUANCE OF SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION;
  POCKET CARD. (a) The board [commission], with the concurrence of
  the department [Texas Department of Public Safety]:
               (1)  may issue a security officer commission to an
  individual employed as a uniformed security officer; and
               (2)  shall issue a security officer commission to a
  qualified employee of an armored car company that is a carrier
  conducting the armored car business under a federal or state permit
  or certificate.
         (b)  A security officer commission issued under this section
  must be in the form of a pocket card designed by the board
  [commission] that identifies the security officer.
         SECTION 4.54.  Section 1702.167, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.167.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AS COMMISSIONED
  SECURITY OFFICER; TRANSFER OF COMMISSION. The holder of a security
  officer commission who terminates employment with one employer may
  transfer the individual's commission to a new employer if, not
  later than the 14th day after the date the individual begins the new
  employment, the new employer notifies the board [commission] of the
  transfer of employment on a form prescribed by the board
  [commission], accompanied by payment of the employee information
  update fee.
         SECTION 4.55.  Sections 1702.1675(a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
  (f), and (i), Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The board [commission] shall establish a basic training
  course for commissioned security officers. The course must
  include, at a minimum:
               (1)  general security officer training issues;
               (2)  classroom instruction on handgun proficiency; and
               (3)  range instruction on handgun proficiency.
         (b)  The course must be offered and taught by schools and
  instructors approved by the board [commission]. To receive board
  [commission] approval, a school or an instructor must submit an
  application to the board [commission] on a form provided by the
  board [commission].
         (c)  The basic training course approved by the board
  [commission] must consist of a minimum of 30 hours.
         (d)  The general security officer training portion of the
  course must include instruction on:
               (1)  board [commission] rules and applicable state
  laws;
               (2)  field note taking and report writing; and
               (3)  any other topics of security officer training
  curriculum the board [commission] considers necessary.
         (e)  The board [commission] shall develop a commissioned
  security officer training manual that contains applicable state
  laws and board [commission] rules to be used in the instruction and
  training of commissioned security officers.
         (f)  The board [commission] shall adopt rules necessary to
  administer the provisions of this section concerning the training
  requirements of this chapter.
         (i)  The board [commission] by rule shall establish minimum
  standards for handgun proficiency that are at least as stringent as
  the standards for handgun proficiency developed by the public
  safety director under Section 411.188, Government Code.
         SECTION 4.56.  Section 1702.168, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.168.  FIREARM REQUIREMENTS. (a) In addition to
  the requirements of Section 1702.163(a), the board [commission] by
  rule shall establish other qualifications for individuals who are
  employed in positions requiring the carrying of firearms. The
  qualifications may include:
               (1)  physical and mental standards;
               (2)  standards of good moral character; and
               (3)  other requirements that relate to the competency
  and reliability of individuals to carry firearms.
         (b)  The board [commission] shall prescribe appropriate
  forms and adopt rules by which evidence is presented that the
  requirements are fulfilled.
         SECTION 4.57.  Sections 1702.1685(b) and (d), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Only a board-approved [commission-approved] instructor
  may administer the handgun proficiency examination.
         (d)  The school shall maintain the records of the required
  proficiency and make the records available for inspection by the
  board [commission].
         SECTION 4.58.  Section 1702.171, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.171.  SECURITY OFFICER COMMISSION RECORDS. The
  board [commission] shall adopt rules for the maintenance of records
  relating to an individual to whom the board [commission] has issued
  a security officer commission.
         SECTION 4.59.  Section 1702.183, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.183.  APPLICATION FOR LETTER OF AUTHORITY. A
  security department of a private business or of a political
  subdivision that applies for a security officer commission for an
  individual employed by the security department must submit an
  application to the board [commission] for a letter of authority on a
  form provided by the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.60.  The heading to Subchapter I, Chapter 1702,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER I. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER ENDORSEMENT
  [AUTHORIZATION] REQUIREMENTS
         SECTION 4.61.  Section 1702.201, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.201.  PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER ENDORSEMENT
  [AUTHORIZATION] REQUIRED. A commissioned security officer may not
  act as a personal protection officer unless the officer holds a
  personal protection officer endorsement [authorization].
         SECTION 4.62.  Section 1702.203, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.203.  APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER
  ENDORSEMENT [AUTHORIZATION]. An applicant for a personal
  protection officer endorsement [authorization] must submit a
  written application on a form prescribed by the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.63.  Section 1702.204, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.204.  PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER ENDORSEMENT
  [AUTHORIZATION]; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An applicant for a personal
  protection officer endorsement [authorization] must be at least 21
  years of age and must provide:
               (1)  a certificate of completion of the basic security
  officer training course;
               (2)  proof that the applicant:
                     (A)  has been issued a security officer
  commission;
                     (B)  is employed at the time of application by an
  investigations company or guard company licensed by the board
  [commission]; and
                     (C)  has completed the required training in
  nonlethal self-defense or defense of a third person; and
               (3)  proof of completion and the results of the
  Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory psychological testing.
         (b)  The board [commission] by rule shall require an
  applicant for a personal protection officer endorsement
  [authorization] to complete the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
  Inventory test. The board [commission] may use the results of the
  test to evaluate the applicant's psychological fitness.
         SECTION 4.64.  Section 1702.205(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The board [commission] shall establish a 15-hour course
  for a personal protection officer consisting of training in
  nonlethal self-defense or defense of a third person.
         SECTION 4.65.  Section 1702.206, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.206.  CONCEALED FIREARMS. An individual acting as
  a personal protection officer may not carry a concealed firearm
  unless the officer:
               (1)  is either:
                     (A)  engaged in the exclusive performance of the
  officer's duties as a personal protection officer for the employer
  under whom the officer's personal protection officer endorsement
  [authorization] is issued; or
                     (B)  traveling to or from the officer's place of
  assignment; and
               (2)  carries the officer's security officer commission
  and personal protection officer endorsement [authorization] on the
  officer's person while performing the officer's duties or traveling
  as described by Subdivision (1) and presents the commission and
  endorsement [authorization] on request.
         SECTION 4.66.  Section 1702.221, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.221.  REGISTRATION AND ENDORSEMENT REQUIRED. (a)
  To perform any activity regulated by this chapter, the individual
  must:
               (1)  register in accordance with the requirements of
  this chapter and related administrative rules;
               (2)  obtain the proper endorsement under Subsection
  (b); and
               (3)  be employed by a company licensed under this
  chapter.
         (b)  An individual must obtain the appropriate endorsement
  [register] in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and
  related administrative rules if the individual:
               (1)  is employed as:
                     (A)  an alarm instructor;
                     (B)  an alarm systems installer;
                     (C)  an [,] alarm systems monitor;
                     (D)  an [,] electronic access control device
  installer;
                     (E)  a level 3 classroom or firearm instructor;
                     (F)  a [,] locksmith;
                     (G)  a [,] dog trainer;
                     (H)  a [,] manager or branch office manager;
                     (I)  a [,] noncommissioned security officer;
                     (J)  a level 4 personal protection instructor;
                     (K)  a [,] private investigator;
                     (L)  a [,] private security consultant;
                     (M)  a [, or] security salesperson; or
                     (N)  an individual whose duties include
  performing another activity for which an endorsement is required
  under Subsection (e); or
               (2)  is an owner, officer, partner, or shareholder of a
  license holder.
         (c) [(b)]  Registration and endorsement under this chapter
  does not preclude an individual from performing additional duties
  or services authorized by the individual's employer that are not
  regulated by this chapter. An individual who performs more than one
  of the services that require an endorsement under this section must
  obtain an endorsement for each service.
         (d)  In addition to the services listed in Subsection (a), a
  person holding a security officer commission must also obtain an
  endorsement for personal protection if the individual performs the
  services described by Section 1702.202.
         (e)  The board by rule may require a person to hold an
  endorsement for performing other activity expressly regulated by
  this chapter.
         SECTION 4.67.  Section 1702.2226(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A person registered as an electronic access control
  device installer may not install alarm systems unless the person
  holds an endorsement [is registered] under this chapter as an alarm
  systems installer.
         SECTION 4.68.  The heading to Subchapter J, Chapter 1702,
  Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER J. REGISTRATION AND ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS;
  [REGISTRANT] DUTIES OF REGISTRANT AND ENDORSEMENT HOLDER
         SECTION 4.69.  Section 1702.228, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.228.  EMPLOYEE OF LICENSE HOLDER; REGISTRATION
  PERMITTED. An employee of a license holder who is employed in a
  capacity that is not subject to mandatory registration under this
  subchapter may register with the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.70.  Section 1702.230, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.230.  APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OR
  ENDORSEMENT. (a) An application for registration or endorsement
  must be verified and include:
               (1)  the applicant's full name, residence address,
  residence telephone number, date and place of birth, and social
  security number;
               (2)  a statement that:
                     (A)  lists each name used by the applicant, other
  than the name by which the applicant is known at the time of
  application, and an explanation stating each place where each name
  was used, the date of each use, and a full explanation of the
  reasons the name was used; or
                     (B)  states that the applicant has never used a
  name other than the name by which the applicant is known at the time
  of application;
               (3)  the name and address of the applicant's employer
  and, if applicable, the applicant's consulting firm;
               (4)  the date the employment commenced;
               (5)  a letter from the license holder requesting that
  the applicant be registered or endorsed;
               (6)  the title of the position occupied by the
  applicant and a description of the applicant's duties; and
               (7)  any other information, evidence, statement, or
  document required by the board [commission].
         (b)  The employer of the applicant shall make a reasonable
  attempt to verify the information required under Subsection (a)(1).
         SECTION 4.71.  Section 1702.2305, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.2305.  PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION. (a)  The board
  [commission] may issue a provisional registration to an applicant
  currently registered in another jurisdiction who seeks an
  equivalent registration in this state and who:
               (1)  has been registered in good standing in the field
  in which the registration is sought for at least two years in
  another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has
  registration requirements substantially equivalent to the
  requirements of this chapter;
               (2)  has passed a national or other examination
  recognized by the board [commission] relating to practice in the
  field in which the registration is sought; and
               (3)  is employed by a person licensed by the board
  [commission] under this chapter with whom the provisional
  registration holder will practice during the time the person holds
  a provisional registration.
         (b)  A provisional registration is valid until the date the
  board [commission] approves or denies the provisional registration
  holder's application for a registration. The board [commission]
  shall issue a registration under this chapter to the provisional
  registration holder if the provisional registration holder is
  eligible to be registered under this chapter.
         (c)  The board [commission] must approve or deny a
  provisional registration holder's application for a registration
  not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional
  registration is issued. The board [commission] may extend the
  180-day period if the results of an examination have not been
  received by the board [commission] before the end of that period.
         (d)  The board [commission] may establish a fee for
  provisional registration in an amount reasonable and necessary to
  cover the cost of issuing the registration.
         SECTION 4.72.  Section 1702.232, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.232.  POCKET CARDS. (a) The board [commission]
  shall issue a pocket card for each registrant under this chapter. A
  pocket card for an owner, officer, partner, or shareholder of a
  license holder shall be issued to the license holder.
         (b)  The board [commission] shall determine the size,
  design, and content of the pocket card.
         (c)  The pocket card must:
               (1)  state the name of the registrant;
               (2)  contain a color photograph and the signature of
  the registrant; [and]
               (3)  state the date the card was issued and the card's
  expiration date; and
               (4)  state each endorsement held by the registrant and
  the date the endorsement expires.
         SECTION 4.73.  Section 1702.234, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.234.  REGISTRATION AND ENDORSEMENT TRANSFER. A
  registrant may transfer the registrant's registration and
  endorsements from one employer to another employer if, not later
  than the 14th day after the date the registrant begins the new
  employment, the new employer notifies the board [commission] of the
  transfer of employment on a form prescribed by the board
  [commission] accompanied by payment of the employee information
  update fee.
         SECTION 4.74.  Section 1702.235, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.235.  PREEMPLOYMENT CHECK FOR NONCOMMISSIONED
  SECURITY OFFICERS. A person may not hire a noncommissioned
  security officer unless the person conducts a preemployment check
  as required by board [commission] rule.
         SECTION 4.75.  Section 1702.236, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.236.  EXAMINATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR
  ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLERS. (a)  The board 
  [commission] shall require an individual who applies for an
  endorsement [registration] as an electronic access control device
  installer to pass an examination given by the board [commission] or
  a person approved by the board [commission]. The examination must
  cover material related to access control.
         (b) [(c)]  On and after September 1, 2005, the board
  [commission] by rule may allow an electronic access control device
  installer to obtain or renew an endorsement [a certificate of
  registration] by fulfilling the requirements of a board-approved
  [commission-approved], industry-based educational training
  program.
         SECTION 4.76.  Sections 1702.239(a), (b), and (d),
  Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The board [commission] may require that an individual
  employed as an alarm systems installer or security salesperson hold
  a certification by a board-approved [commission-approved] training
  program to renew an endorsement [an initial registration]. The
  board [commission] may approve only nationally recognized training
  programs that consist of at least 16 hours of classroom study in the
  areas of work allowed by the endorsement [registration]. To be
  approved, a training program must offer at least two certification
  programs each year, sufficient to complete the requirements of this
  subsection, within 100 miles of each county in the state that has a
  population of more than 500,000.
         (b)  The board [commission] may require an individual who has
  completed a training program under Subsection (a) to pass an
  examination given by the board [commission] or by a person approved
  by the board [commission]. The board [commission] may approve
  examinations in conjunction with training programs approved under
  Subsection (a). The individual's performance on the examination
  must demonstrate the individual's qualifications to perform the
  duties allowed by the individual's endorsement [registration].
         (d)  If the board [commission] requires certification or
  examination under this section, the board [commission] shall
  implement rules to require that to renew an endorsement [a
  registration], an individual who is employed as an alarm systems
  installer or a security salesperson and who has already once
  renewed the endorsement [registration] must obtain continuing
  education credits related to the line of work for which the
  individual is licensed. If the board [commission] requires the
  continuing education, the chief administrator [director] must
  approve classes offered by nationally recognized organizations,
  and participants in the classes must qualify according to board
  [commission] rules.
         SECTION 4.77.  Section 1702.240(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An employee of a license holder who is employed
  exclusively as an undercover agent is not required to register with
  the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.78.  Subchapter J, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1702.241 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.241.  JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) The board
  may develop and administer at least twice each calendar year a
  jurisprudence examination to determine the knowledge that an
  applicant for an endorsement has of this chapter, board rules, and
  any other applicable laws of this state affecting the applicant's
  activities regulated under this chapter.
         (b)  Before the board may administer a jurisprudence
  examination under this section, the board shall adopt rules to
  implement this section, including rules related to the development
  and administration of the examination, examination fees,
  guidelines for reexamination, grading the examination, and
  providing notice of examination results. The board may design
  different examinations for different types of endorsements.
         SECTION 4.79.  Sections 1702.282(a), (c), and (e),
  Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The board shall conduct a criminal history check,
  including a check of any criminal history record information
  maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the manner
  provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, on each
  applicant for a license, registration, security officer
  commission, letter of approval, permit, endorsement, or
  certification. An applicant is not eligible for a license,
  registration, commission, letter of approval, permit, endorsement,
  or certification if the check reveals that the applicant has
  committed an act that constitutes grounds for the denial of the
  license, registration, commission, letter of approval, permit,
  endorsement, or certification. Except as provided by Subsection
  (d), each applicant shall include in the application two complete
  sets of fingerprints on forms prescribed by the board accompanied
  by the fee set by the board.
         (c)  A license, registration, security officer commission,
  letter of approval, permit, endorsement, or certification issued by
  the board is conditional on the board's receipt of criminal history
  record information.
         (e)  On receipt of notice that a check of the applicant's
  criminal record has uncovered an unresolved and potentially
  disqualifying arrest that occurred before the 10th anniversary of
  the date the application is filed, the applicant must provide a
  letter of reference from the county sheriff, prosecuting attorney,
  or judge of the county in which the applicant was arrested stating
  that a record of a disposition related to the arrest does not exist,
  and to the best of the county sheriff's, prosecuting attorney's, or
  judge's knowledge the applicant is free of any disqualifying
  convictions. If the applicant fails to provide either the letter of
  reference or documentary proof of the final disposition of the
  arrest, the application is considered incomplete and the applicant
  may not be issued a license, commission, endorsement, or
  certificate of registration under this chapter.
         SECTION 4.80.  Section 1702.283, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.283.  CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.  A person who has been
  convicted of cruelty to animals under Section 42.09 or 42.092,
  Penal Code:
               (1)  is ineligible for a license as a guard dog company
  or for endorsement [registration] as a dog trainer; and
               (2)  may not be employed to work with dogs as a security
  officer by a security services contractor or security department of
  a private business that uses dogs to protect individuals or
  property or to conduct investigations.
         SECTION 4.81.  Section 1702.285, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.285.  FALSE REPRESENTATION. A person may not
  represent falsely that the person:
               (1)  is employed by a license holder; or
               (2)  is licensed, registered, endorsed, or
  commissioned under this chapter.
         SECTION 4.82.  Sections 1702.301(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and
  (h), Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A personal protection officer endorsement
  [authorization] expires on the expiration date of the security
  officer commission under which the individual's endorsement
  [authorization] is issued.
         (d)  Endorsement [Registration] as a private investigator,
  manager, branch office manager, alarm systems installer, security
  consultant, security salesperson, alarm systems monitor, or dog
  trainer expires on the second anniversary of the date of
  endorsement [registration].
         (e)  Endorsement [Registration] as an owner, officer,
  partner, or shareholder of a license holder expires on the second
  anniversary of the date of endorsement [registration].
         (f)  Endorsement [Registration] as a noncommissioned
  security officer expires on the second anniversary of the date of
  endorsement [registration].
         (g)  A letter of authority, or a school approval or school
  instructor approval letter issued by the board [commission],
  expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.
         (h)  A license, [or] registration, or endorsement issued
  under this chapter, other than one specified in this section,
  expires on the date specified by this chapter or by board
  [commission] rule.
         SECTION 4.83.  Section 1702.302, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.302.  LICENSE RENEWAL. (a)  A person who is
  otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired
  license by paying the required renewal fee to the board
  [commission] before the expiration date of the license. A person
  whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require
  a license until the license has been renewed.
         (b)  A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or
  less may renew the license by paying to the board [commission] a
  renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required
  renewal fee.
         (c)  A person whose license has been expired for longer than
  90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the
  board [commission] a renewal fee that is equal to two times the
  normally required renewal fee.
         (d)  A person whose license has been expired for one year or
  more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license
  by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the
  examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.
         (e)  Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's
  license is scheduled to expire, the board [commission] shall send
  written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the
  person's last known address according to the board's [commission's]
  records.
         SECTION 4.84.  Section 1702.303, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.303.  RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE
  PRACTITIONER. A person who was licensed in this state, moved to
  another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in
  the other state for the two years preceding the date the person
  applies for renewal may obtain a new license without reexamination.
  The person must pay to the board [commission] a fee that is equal to
  two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.
         SECTION 4.85.  Section 1702.304, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.304.  STAGGERED RENEWAL; PRORATION OF LICENSE FEE.
  The board [commission] by rule may adopt a system under which
  licenses expire on various dates during the year. For the year in
  which the expiration date of a license is changed, the board
  [commission] shall prorate license fees on a monthly basis so that
  each license holder pays only that portion of the license fee that
  is allocable to the number of months during which the license is
  valid. On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the
  total license renewal fee is payable.
         SECTION 4.86.  Section 1702.307, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.307.  REGISTRATION RENEWAL. (a)  An individual
  who is otherwise eligible to renew a registration may renew an
  unexpired registration by paying the required renewal fee to the
  board [commission] before the expiration date of the registration.
  An individual whose registration has expired may not engage in
  activities that require a registration until the registration has
  been renewed.
         (b)  An individual whose registration has been expired for 90
  days or less may renew the registration by paying to the board
  [commission] a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally
  required renewal fee.
         (c)  An individual whose registration has been expired for
  more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the registration
  by paying to the board [commission] a renewal fee that is equal to
  two times the normally required renewal fee.
         (d)  An individual whose registration has been expired for
  one year or more may not renew the registration. The individual may
  obtain a new registration by complying with the requirements and
  procedures, including any examination required by the board
  [commission], for obtaining an original registration.
         (e)  An individual who was registered in this state, moved to
  another state, and is currently registered and has been in practice
  in the other state for the two years preceding the date of
  application may obtain a new registration without reexamination.
  The individual must pay to the board [commission] a fee that is
  equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the
  registration.
         (f)  Not later than the 30th day before the expiration date
  of an individual's registration, the board [commission] shall send
  written notice of the impending expiration to the individual at the
  individual's last known address according to board [commission]
  records.
         SECTION 4.87.  Sections 1702.308(b) and (c), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The board [commission] shall recognize, prepare, or
  administer continuing education programs for license holders,
  commissioned security officers, and endorsement holders
  [registrants]. The board [commission] shall set the minimum number
  of hours that must be completed and the types of programs that may
  be offered.
         (c)  A license holder, commissioned security officer, or
  endorsement holder [registrant] must participate in the programs to
  the extent required by the board [commission] to keep the person's
  license, commission, or endorsement [registration]. A license
  holder, commissioned security officer, or endorsement holder
  [registrant] shall submit evidence of compliance with the board's
  [commission's] continuing education requirements in a manner
  prescribed by the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.88.  Section 1702.309(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The board [commission] by rule shall develop a
  continuing education course required for renewal of a security
  officer commission. Only a board-approved [commission-approved]
  instructor may administer the continuing education course. The
  course must include at least six hours of instruction determined by
  the chief administrator [director] of the board [commission].
         SECTION 4.89.  Sections 1702.321(b), (c), and (e),
  Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The provisions of this chapter relating to security
  officer commissions apply to a person employed by a political
  subdivision whose duties include serving as a security guard,
  security watchman, or security patrolman on property owned or
  operated by the political subdivision if the governing body of the
  political subdivision files a written request with the board
  [commission] for the board [commission] to issue a commission to
  the political subdivision's employees with those duties.
         (c)  The board [commission] may not charge a fee for issuing
  a commission to an officer under Subsection (b). The board
  [commission] shall issue to the officer a pocket card designating
  the political subdivision that employs the officer.
         (e)  The board [commission] may approve a security officer
  training program conducted by the political subdivision in
  accordance with Sections 1702.1675 and 1702.168.
         SECTION 4.90.  Sections 1702.361(a) and (b), Occupations
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Subject to the board's final order under the hearing
  provisions of this subchapter, the department, for conduct
  described by Subsection (b), may:
               (1)  deny an application or revoke, suspend, or refuse
  to renew a license, registration, endorsement, or security officer
  commission;
               (2)  reprimand a license holder, registrant, or
  commissioned security officer; or
               (3)  place on probation a person whose license,
  registration, endorsement, or security officer commission has been
  suspended.
         (b)  The department shall take disciplinary action described
  by Subsection (a) on proof:
               (1)  that the applicant, license holder, registrant,
  endorsement holder, or commissioned security officer has:
                     (A)  violated this chapter or a rule adopted under
  this chapter;
                     (B)  become ineligible for licensure, [or]
  registration, or endorsement under Section 1702.113, or a
  commission under Section 1702.163, if applicable, other than an
  action for which the department has taken summary action under
  Section 1702.364;
                     (C)  engaged in fraud, deceit, or
  misrepresentation;
                     (D)  made a material misstatement in an
  application for or renewal of a license, registration, endorsement,
  or commission; [or]
                     (E)  failed to pay in full an administrative
  penalty assessed under Subchapter Q, for which the board has issued
  a final order; or
                     (F)  performed any service for which an
  endorsement is required under this chapter and either:
                           (i)  was not employed with a company
  licensed under this chapter at the time the service was performed;
  or
                           (ii)  performed the service for a company
  licensed under this chapter that was not listed on the individual's
  registration without informing the board of the individual's
  employment with the company within a reasonable period; or
               (2)  that the license holder of a registrant or
  commissioned security officer has submitted to the department
  sufficient evidence that the registrant or commissioned security
  officer:
                     (A)  engaged in fraud or deceit while employed by
  the license holder; or
                     (B)  committed theft while performing work as a
  registrant or commissioned security officer.
         SECTION 4.91.  Section 1702.362, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.362.  FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED NOTICE. The board
  [commission] may suspend or revoke a license if the license holder
  fails to notify the board [commission] as required by Section
  1702.121 that a manager has ceased to be the manager of the license
  holder.
         SECTION 4.92.  Section 1702.363, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.363.  APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
  ACT. Except as provided by Sections 1702.3615(b) and 1702.364, a
  person regulated under this chapter against whom the board
  [commission] has taken action is entitled to a hearing before the
  State Office of Administrative Hearings. A proceeding under this
  section is a contested case that is governed by Chapter 2001,
  Government Code.
         SECTION 4.93.  Sections 1702.364(a), (d), (f), and (h),
  Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  On receiving written notice from a law enforcement
  agency that a person has been charged with or convicted of an
  offense that would make the person ineligible for a license,
  certificate of registration, endorsement, or security officer
  commission under Section 1702.113 or 1702.163, the department
  shall:
               (1)  summarily deny the person's application for a
  license, registration, endorsement, or security officer
  commission;
               (2)  in the event of pending charges, summarily suspend
  the person's license, certificate of registration, endorsement, or
  security officer commission; or
               (3)  in the event of a conviction, summarily revoke the
  person's license, certificate of registration, endorsement, or
  security officer commission.
         (d)  At a preliminary hearing, the person must show cause
  why:
               (1)  the application should not have been denied;
               (2)  the registration, license, endorsement, or
  security officer commission should not have been suspended; or
               (3)  the registration, license, endorsement, or
  commission should not have been revoked.
         (f)  The dismissal of a complaint, information, or
  indictment or an acquittal releases the person from automatic
  grounds for a summary denial of an application or summary
  suspension of a registration, endorsement, or security officer
  commission under this section. A conviction for the offense giving
  rise to a summary suspension is automatic grounds for immediate,
  summary revocation.
         (h)  The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact
  and conclusions of law regarding the person's eligibility for a
  license, registration, or endorsement under this section and
  promptly issue to the board a proposal for a decision.
         SECTION 4.94.  Section 1702.365, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.365.  ABDUCTION OF CHILD. The board [commission]
  shall revoke a person's license, registration, endorsement, or
  security officer commission or deny a person's application for, or
  renewal of, a license, registration, endorsement, or security
  officer commission on proof that the person or an agent of the
  person has, after the date of application for a license,
  registration, endorsement, or security officer commission,
  abducted or attempted to abduct by force or the threat of force or
  by misrepresentation, stealth, or unlawful entry a child who at the
  time of the abduction or attempt is under the care and control of a
  person who:
               (1)  has custody or physical possession of the child
  under a court order; or
               (2)  is exercising the care and control with the
  consent of a person who has custody or physical possession of the
  child under a court order.
         SECTION 4.95.  Sections 1702.367(a), (c), (d), and (e),
  Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  For an investigation conducted under this chapter, the
  board [commission] may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of
  a witness or the production of a pertinent record or document. The
  hearings officer may administer oaths and require testimony or
  evidence to be given under oath.
         (c)  A person required to testify or to produce a record or
  document on any matter properly under inquiry by the board
  [commission] who refuses to testify or to produce the record or
  document on the ground that the testimony or the production of the
  record or document would incriminate or tend to incriminate the
  person is nonetheless required to testify or to produce the record
  or document. A person who is required to testify or to produce a
  record or document under this subsection is not subject to
  indictment or prosecution for a transaction, matter, or thing
  concerning which the person truthfully testifies or produces
  evidence.
         (d)  If a witness refuses to obey a subpoena or to give
  evidence relevant to proper inquiry by the board [commission], the
  board [commission] may petition a district court of the county in
  which the hearing is held to compel the witness to obey the subpoena
  or to give the evidence. The court shall immediately issue process
  to the witness and shall hold a hearing on the petition as soon as
  possible.
         (e)  An investigator employed by the board [commission] may
  take statements under oath in an investigation of a matter covered
  by this chapter.
         SECTION 4.96.  Section 1702.368, Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.368.  NOTIFICATION OF CONVICTION FOR CERTAIN
  OFFENSES. The department [Texas Department of Public Safety] shall
  notify the board [commission] and the police department of the
  municipality and the sheriff's department of the county in which a
  person licensed, registered, or commissioned under this chapter
  resides of the conviction of the person for a Class B misdemeanor or
  equivalent offense or a greater offense.
         SECTION 4.97.  Subchapter O, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code,
  is amended by adding Section 1702.372 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1702.372.  RECUSAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) A board member
  who participated in the investigation of a complaint or in informal
  settlement negotiations regarding the complaint:
               (1)  may not vote on the matter at a board meeting
  related to the complaint; and
               (2)  shall state at the meeting the reason for which the
  member is prohibited from voting on the matter.
         (b)  A statement under Subsection (a)(2) shall be entered
  into the minutes of the meeting.
         SECTION 4.98.  Section 1702.381(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A person who contracts with or employs a person who is
  required to hold a license, [certificate of] registration,
  endorsement, or security officer commission under this chapter
  knowing that the person does not hold the required license,
  registration, endorsement [certificate], or commission or who
  otherwise, at the time of contract or employment, is in violation of
  this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty to be paid to the state
  in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each violation.
         SECTION 4.99.  Section 1702.386(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person contracts with
  or employs a person who is required to hold a license, registration,
  endorsement [certificate], or commission under this chapter
  knowing that the person does not hold the required license,
  registration, endorsement [certificate], or commission or who
  otherwise, at the time of contract or employment, is in violation of
  this chapter.
         SECTION 4.100.  Section 1702.3863(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person contracts with
  or is employed by a bail bond surety as defined by Chapter 1704 to
  secure the appearance of a person who has violated Section 38.10,
  Penal Code, unless the person is:
               (1)  a peace officer;
               (2)  an individual endorsed or licensed as a private
  investigator or the manager of a licensed investigations company;
  or
               (3)  a commissioned security officer employed by a
  licensed guard company.
         SECTION 4.101.  Section 1702.387(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person fails to
  surrender or immediately return to the board [commission] the
  person's registration, commission, pocket card, or other
  identification issued to the person by the board [commission] on
  notification of a summary suspension or summary denial under
  Section 1702.364.
         SECTION 4.102.  Section 1702.388(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor,
  except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the
  person has previously been convicted under this chapter of failing
  to hold a license, registration, endorsement, certificate, or
  commission that the person is required to hold under this chapter.
         SECTION 4.103.  Section 1702.402, Occupations Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate
  violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. The amount of each
  separate violation may not exceed $5,000 [$500].
         (c)  The board by rule shall develop a standardized penalty
  schedule based on the criteria listed in Subsection (b).
         SECTION 4.104.  Section 1702.406(b), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The notice of the board's order given to the person must
  include a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of
  the order. Judicial review is under the substantial evidence rule
  as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
         SECTION 4.105.  The following provisions of the Occupations
  Code are repealed:
               (1)  Section 1702.002(4);
               (2)  Section 1702.003;
               (3)  Section 1702.045;
               (4)  Section 1702.046;
               (5)  Section 1702.047;
               (6)  Section 1702.065;
               (7)  Section 1702.069;
               (8)  Section 1702.113(e);
               (9)  Section 1702.364(j); and
               (10)  Subchapter K.
         SECTION 4.106.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2010, the
  Texas Private Security Board and the Department of Public Safety
  shall adopt the rules required by or under Section 1702.062,
  Occupations Code, as amended by this article. The fee schedule in
  effect under Section 1702.062, Occupations Code, before the
  effective date of this article is continued in effect until new fees
  are adopted under Section 1702.062, Occupations Code, as amended by
  this article.
         (b)  The requirement to pass a jurisprudence examination
  under Section 1702.241, Occupations Code, as added by this article,
  applies only to an individual who applies for a registration or
  endorsement under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, on or after the
  date specified by the Texas Private Security Board in the event the
  board begins requiring applicants to pass a jurisprudence
  examination, but not earlier than September 1, 2010.
         (c)  The changes in law made by this article related to the
  filing, investigation, or resolution of a complaint under Chapter
  1702, Occupations Code, as amended by this article, apply only to a
  complaint filed with the Texas Private Security Board on or after
  the effective date of this article. A complaint filed before the
  effective date of this article is governed by the law as it existed
  immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.
         (d)  The changes in law made by this article governing the
  authority of the Texas Private Security Board and the Department of
  Public Safety to issue, renew, or revoke a license, registration,
  endorsement, or commission under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code,
  apply only to an application for an original or renewal license,
  registration, endorsement, or commission filed with the Texas
  Private Security Board under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, as
  amended by this article, on or after the effective date of this
  article. An application filed before the effective date of this
  article is governed by the law in effect at the time the application
  was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         (e)  The change in law made by this article with respect to
  conduct that is grounds for imposition of a disciplinary sanction
  applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the effective date
  of this article. Conduct that occurs before the effective date of
  this article is governed by the law in effect on the date the
  conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         (f)  Section 1702.372, Occupations Code, as added by this
  article, applies only to a hearing conducted on or after the
  effective date of this article, regardless of the date on which the
  complaint was filed. A complaint on which a hearing is conducted
  before the effective date of this article is governed by the law in
  effect on the date the hearing was conducted, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         (g)  The holder of a Class D license under Chapter 1702,
  Occupations Code, as amended by this article, shall be considered
  to hold a Class B license on the effective date of this article. On
  the expiration of the Class D license, the license holder may renew
  the license as a Class B license.
         SECTION 4.107.  This article takes effect September 1, 2009.
  ARTICLE 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         SECTION 5.01.  Section 411.002, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to
  read as follows:
         (c)  The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas is
  subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in
  existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished
  and Subsections (a) and (b) expire September 1, 2015 [2009].
         (d)  Not later than December 1, 2010, the Sunset Advisory
  Commission shall review and prepare a written report for submission
  to the legislature on the department's implementation of:
               (1)  the recommendations in the 2008 audit of the
  department's information technology system; and
               (2)  a civilian business model for the operation of the
  driver's license division that focuses on improving customer
  service by:
                     (A)  using best practices in call center
  technology and monitoring customer service calls;
                     (B)  expanding operating hours at driver's
  license offices; and
                     (C)  decreasing the time the department takes to
  send a replacement driver's license.
         (e)  The Sunset Advisory Commission shall submit the report
  required by Subsection (d) not later than February 15, 2011. This
  subsection and Subsection (d) expire August 31, 2011.
         SECTION 5.02.  Section 411.0035, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0035.  MEMBER AND GENERAL COUNSEL RESTRICTION. (a)
  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and
  voluntarily joined statewide association of business or
  professional competitors in this state designed to assist its
  members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual
  business or professional problems and in promoting their common
  interest.
         (b)  A person may not be [serve as] a member of the commission
  and may not be a department employee employed in a "bona fide
  executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that
  phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the
  overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
  (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:
               (1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid
  consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of law
  enforcement or private security; or
               (2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid
  consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of law
  enforcement or private security.
         (c)  A person may not be a member of the commission or act as
  the general counsel to the commission if the person is required to
  register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's
  activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to
  the operation of the commission.
         SECTION 5.03.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 411.0042 to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0042.  DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The
  commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly
  separate the policymaking responsibilities of the commission and
  the management responsibilities of the director and the staff of
  the department.
         SECTION 5.04.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 411.0043 to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0043.  TECHNOLOGY POLICY. The commission shall
  implement a policy requiring the department to use appropriate
  technological solutions to improve the department's ability to
  perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is
  able to interact with the department on the Internet.
         SECTION 5.05.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 411.0044 to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0044.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE
  DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  The commission shall develop and
  implement a policy to encourage the use of:
               (1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter
  2008 for the adoption of department rules; and
               (2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution
  procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of
  internal and external disputes under the department's
  jurisdiction.
         (b)  The department's procedures relating to alternative
  dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any
  model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative
  Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state
  agencies.
         (c)  The commission shall designate a trained person to:
               (1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy
  adopted under Subsection (a);
               (2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to
  implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative
  dispute resolution; and
               (3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those
  procedures, as implemented by the department.
         SECTION 5.06. Section 411.005, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The commission shall appoint a citizen of the United
  States [this state] as public safety director. The director serves
  until removed by the commission.
         (c)  The commission shall select the director, and the
  director shall select an assistant director, on the basis of the
  person's training, experience, and qualifications for the
  position. The director and each [an] assistant director must,
  during the six-year period before appointment to the department as
  the director or as an assistant director, have been serving for a
  period of not less than five consecutive years as:
               (1)  a full-time peace officer commissioned by a state,
  federal, local, or tribal law enforcement agency; and
               (2)  the head of or a senior manager in a state,
  federal, local, or tribal law enforcement agency [five years'
  experience, preferably in police or public administration].
         (d)  The director and an assistant director are entitled to
  annual salaries as provided by the legislature.
         SECTION 5.07.  Section 411.015(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  [The number of divisions may not exceed the number of
  divisions existing on August 22, 1957.] The division relating to
  the Texas Rangers may not be abolished.
         SECTION 5.08.  Sections 411.0195(a), (b), and (c),
  Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall maintain a system to promptly and
  efficiently act on [prepare information of public interest
  describing the functions of the department and the department's
  procedures by which] complaints [are] filed with [and resolved by]
  the department. The department shall maintain [make the]
  information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of
  the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or
  investigation of the complaint, and its disposition [available to
  the public and appropriate state agencies].
         (b)  The department shall make information available
  describing its procedures for complaint investigation and
  resolution [director by rule shall establish methods by which
  consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing
  address, and telephone number of the department for the purpose of
  directing complaints to the department].
         (c)  The department shall periodically notify the complaint
  parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition
  [maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the
  department. The file must include:
               [(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;
               [(2)     the date the complaint is received by the
  department;
               [(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;
               [(4)     the name of each person contacted in relation to
  the complaint;
               [(5)     a summary of the results of the review or
  investigation of the complaint; and
               [(6)     an explanation of the reason the file was closed,
  if the agency closed the file without taking action other than to
  investigate the complaint].
         SECTION 5.09.  Section 411.188, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
         (j)  The department may offer online, or allow a qualified
  handgun instructor to offer online, the continuing education
  instruction course and written section of the proficiency
  examination required to renew a license.
         SECTION 5.10.  Section 411.190, Government Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
         (d-1)  The department shall ensure that an applicant may
  renew certification under Subsection (d) from any county in this
  state by using an online format to complete the required retraining
  courses if:
               (1)  the applicant is renewing certification for the
  first time; or
               (2)  the applicant completed the required retraining
  courses in person the previous time the applicant renewed the
  certificate.
         SECTION 5.11.  The heading to Section 411.244, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.244.  OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL [INTERNAL
  AFFAIRS].
         SECTION 5.12.  Sections 411.244(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f),
  Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission [director] shall establish the office of
  inspector general, which is responsible for:
               (1)  acting to prevent and detect criminal conduct
  within the department; and
               (2)  independently and objectively investigating:
                     (A)  criminal activity occurring in all divisions
  of the department;
                     (B)  allegations of wrongdoing by department
  employees;
                     (C)  crimes committed on department property; and
                     (D)  serious breaches of department policy
  [internal affairs].
         (b)  The office of inspector general [internal affairs] has
  original departmental jurisdiction over all investigations
  occurring on department property or involving department
  employees. The office shall coordinate, but need not conduct, all
  investigations under this section.
         (d)  The commission has direct oversight over the office of
  inspector general, including decisions regarding budget and
  staffing. The commission [director] shall appoint the inspector
  general [head of the office of internal affairs]. The inspector
  general [head of the office of internal affairs] serves until
  removed by the commission [director]. The commission shall
  establish policies to ensure that the commission continues to
  oversee the office of inspector general as required by this
  subsection and to ensure that the office of inspector general
  retains and exercises its original jurisdiction under Subsection
  (b).
         (e)  The inspector general [head of the office of internal
  affairs] shall report directly to the commission [director]
  regarding performance of and activities related to investigations,
  report to the director for administrative purposes, and provide the
  director with information regarding investigations as appropriate.
         (f)  The inspector general [head of the office of internal
  affairs] shall present at each regularly scheduled commission
  meeting and at other appropriate times:
               (1)  reports of investigations; and
               (2)  a summary of information relating to
  investigations conducted under this section that includes analysis
  of the number, type, and outcome of investigations, trends in the
  investigations, and recommendations to avoid future complaints.
         SECTION 5.13.  Sections 411.0195(d) and (e), Government
  Code, are repealed.
         SECTION 5.14.  The changes in law made by this article by the
  amendment of Section 411.0035, Government Code, apply only to a
  person first appointed to the Public Safety Commission or employed
  by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas on or after
  the effective date of this Act. A person first appointed or
  employed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
  law in effect immediately before that date, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 5.15.  The changes in law made by this article by the
  amendment of Section 411.0195, Government Code, apply only to a
  complaint filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A
  complaint filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by
  the law in effect when the complaint was filed, and the former law
  is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 5.16.  The Department of Public Safety of the State
  of Texas shall take action as necessary to ensure that an applicant
  may renew a qualified handgun instructor certification from any
  county in this state, as required by Section 411.190(d-1),
  Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than March 1, 2010.
         SECTION 5.17.  The Department of Public Safety shall develop
  customer service training requirements that at a minimum must be
  completed by the staff of the driver license division that interact
  with the public.  Each new employee of the division that is required
  to complete this training, as a condition of employment, must do so
  by the end of the third month of employment.  Thereafter, each
  employee that the training applies to shall participate annually in
  this training.
         SECTION 5.18.  The Department of Public Safety shall develop
  cultural diversity training requirements to be completed by all
  staff of the drivers license division.  Each new employee of the
  division, as a condition of employment, must complete the training
  by the end of the third month of employment.  Thereafter, each
  employee in the division shall participate annually in the
  diversity training.
         SECTION 5.19.  The Department of Public Safety shall develop
  training requirements regarding proof of citizenship documents.  At
  a minimum, this training must be completed by all staff in the
  drivers license division.  Each new employee of this division, as a
  condition of employment, must complete the training by the end of
  the third month of employment.  Thereafter, each employee of the
  division shall participate annually in this training.
  ARTICLE 6. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
         SECTION 6.01.  Section 411.00755(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The [Notwithstanding Chapter 552, the] personnel
  records of a commissioned officer of the department may not be
  disclosed or otherwise made available to the public, except the
  department shall release in accordance with Chapter 552:
               (1)  any letter, memorandum, or document relating to:
                     (A)  a commendation, congratulation, or honor
  bestowed on the officer for an action, duty, or activity that
  relates to the officer's official duties; and
                     (B)  misconduct by the officer, if the letter,
  memorandum, or document resulted in disciplinary action;
               (2)  the state application for employment submitted by
  the officer, but not including any attachments to the application;
               (3)  any reference letter submitted by the officer;
               (4)  any letter of recommendation for the officer;
               (5)  any employment contract with the officer;
               (6)  any periodic evaluation of the officer by a
  supervisor;
               (7)  any document recording a promotion or demotion of
  the officer;
               (8)  any request for leave by the officer;
               (9)  any request by the officer for transfers of shift
  or duty assignments;
               (10)  any documents presented to the commission in
  connection with a public hearing under Section 411.007(f);
               (11)  the officer's:
                     (A)  name;
                     (B)  age;
                     (C)  dates of employment;
                     (D)  positions held; and
                     (E)  gross salary; and
               (12)  information about the location of the officer's
  department duty assignments.
         SECTION 6.02.  Section 411.192, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsection (e) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The department shall disclose to a criminal justice
  agency information contained in its files and records regarding
  whether a named individual or any individual named in a specified
  list is licensed under this subchapter. Information on an
  individual subject to disclosure under this section includes the
  individual's name, date of birth, gender, race, [and] zip code,
  telephone number, e-mail address, and Internet website address.
  Except as otherwise provided by this section and by Section
  411.193, all other records maintained under this subchapter are
  confidential and are not subject to mandatory disclosure under the
  open records law, Chapter 552.
         (d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), [This section
  does not prohibit] the department shall make [from making] public
  and distribute [distributing] to the public at no cost lists of
  individuals who are certified as qualified handgun instructors by
  the department. The department shall include on the lists each
  individual's name, telephone number, e-mail address, and Internet
  website address. The department shall make the list available on
  the department's Internet website.
         (e)  An individual who is certified as a qualified handgun
  instructor may request in writing that the department not disclose
  all or part of the information described by Subsection (d)
  regarding the individual. The department shall remove all or part
  of the individual's information from the list as requested.
         SECTION 6.03.  The heading to Section 418.005, Government
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 418.005.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR APPOINTED
  OFFICERS.
         SECTION 6.04.  Subchapter A, Chapter 418, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 418.0051 to read as follows:
         Sec. 418.0051.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR ELECTED
  PUBLIC OFFICERS. An elected public officer of the state or of a
  political subdivision whose duties include emergency management
  responsibilities or who plays a role in emergency preparedness,
  response, or recovery may attend the training provided under
  Section 418.005 appropriate to the individual's position.
         SECTION 6.05.  Section 614.151(2), Government Code, as added
  by Chapter 1159 (H.B. 12), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
               (2)  "Law enforcement officer" means a person who[:
                     [(A)]  is a commissioned peace officer[;
                     [(B)  is] employed by a law enforcement agency[;
  and
                     [(C)  is compensated according to:
                           [(i)     Schedule C of the position
  classification salary schedule prescribed by the General
  Appropriations Act if the person is employed by a law enforcement
  agency other than the Parks and Wildlife Department; or
                           [(ii)     Schedule B or C of the position
  classification salary schedule prescribed by the General
  Appropriations Act if the person is employed by the Parks and
  Wildlife Department].
         SECTION 6.06.  Section 614.152, Government Code, as added by
  Chapter 1159 (H.B. 12), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 614.152.  PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS. (a)
  Each [Out of appropriated funds, each] law enforcement agency shall
  adopt physical fitness programs that a law enforcement officer must
  participate in and physical fitness standards that a law
  enforcement officer must meet [to continue employment with the
  agency as a law enforcement officer]. The standards as applied to
  an officer must directly relate to the officer's job duties and
  shall include individual fitness goals specific to the officer's
  age, weight, and gender. A law enforcement agency shall use the
  services of a consultant to aid the agency in developing the
  standards.
         (a-1)  Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a reward
  policy that provides for reward incentives to officers who
  participate in the program and meet the standards adopted under
  Subsection (a). The reward incentives under the policy must be an
  amount of administrative leave of not more than four days per year.
         (a-2)  An agency may adopt physical readiness standards
  independent of other law enforcement agencies.
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the inability of
  an officer to participate in a program or meet [a violation of] a
  standard adopted under Subsection (a) is just cause to [discharge
  an officer or:
               [(1)]  transfer an officer to a position that is not
  compensated according to Schedule C of the position classification
  salary schedule prescribed by the General Appropriations Act[; or
               [(2)     for a law enforcement officer employed by the
  Parks and Wildlife Department and compensated according to Schedule
  B of the position classification salary schedule prescribed by the
  General Appropriations Act, transfer the officer to a position that
  does not require the employee to be a commissioned peace officer].
         (c)  A law enforcement agency may exempt a law enforcement
  officer from participating in a program or meeting a standard under
  Subsection (a) based on the facts and circumstances of the
  individual case, including whether an officer was injured in the
  line of duty.
         SECTION 6.07.  Section 411.171(4), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (4)  "Convicted" means an adjudication of guilt or,
  except as provided in Section 411.1711, an order of deferred
  adjudication entered against a person by a court of competent
  jurisdiction whether or not the imposition of the sentence is
  subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community
  supervision.  The term does not include an adjudication of guilt or
  an order of deferred adjudication that has been subsequently:
                     (A)  expunged; [or]
                     (B)  pardoned under the authority of a state or
  federal official; or
                     (C)  otherwise vacated, set aside, annulled,
  invalidated, voided, or sealed under any state or federal law.
         SECTION 6.08.  Section 521.005, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.005.  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.  (a)  The department
  may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter.
         (b)  The department may not adopt or implement a new rule or
  directive that is consistent with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C.
  Section 30301 et seq.), unless otherwise authorized by this
  chapter.
         SECTION 6.09. Subchapter C, Chapter 522, Transportation
  Code, is amended by adding Section 522.034 to read as follows:
         Sec. 522.034.  HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND WELLNESS PROGRAM. (a)
  The department shall establish a health management and wellness
  program to educate each applicant for a commercial driver's license
  or commercial driver learner's permit on health risks that may
  increase the risk that an operator may cause an accident while
  driving a commercial motor vehicle. At a minimum, the program must
  include information on:
               (1)  high blood pressure;
               (2)  high cholesterol; and
               (3)  diabetes.
         (b)  The department shall make the health management and
  wellness information required by Subsection (a) available to each
  applicant:
               (1)  in person, at the time the applicant submits an
  application for a commercial driver's license or commercial driver
  learner's permit; and
               (2)  on the department's Internet website.
         SECTION 6.10.  Subchapter S, Chapter 521, Transportation
  Code, is amended by adding Section 521.4565 to read as follows:
         Sec. 521.4565.  CONSPIRING TO MANUFACTURE COUNTERFEIT
  LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE. (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Combination," "conspires to commit," "profits,"
  and "criminal street gang" have the meanings assigned by Section
  71.01, Penal Code.
               (2)  "Conspires to manufacture or produce" means that:
                     (A)  a person agrees with one or more other
  persons to engage in the manufacture or production of a forged or
  counterfeit instrument; and
                     (B)  the person and one or more of the other
  persons perform an overt act in pursuance of the agreement.
               (3)  "Instrument" means a driver's license, commercial
  driver's license, or personal identification certificate.
               (4)  "Public servant" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 1.07, Penal Code.
         (b)  A person commits an offense if the person establishes,
  maintains, or participates in or conspires to establish, maintain,
  or participate in a combination or criminal street gang, or
  participates in the profits of a combination or criminal street
  gang, with the intent to manufacture or produce a forged or
  counterfeit instrument for the purpose of selling, distributing, or
  delivering the instrument. An agreement that constitutes
  conspiring to manufacture or produce may be inferred from the acts
  of the parties.
         (c)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony,
  except that an offense committed by a public servant is a felony of
  the third degree.
         SECTION 6.11.  Section 708.151, Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 708.151.  NOTICE OF SURCHARGE. (a)  The department
  shall send notices as required by Subsection (b) to [notify] the
  holder of a driver's license when [of the assessment of] a surcharge
  is assessed on that license.  Each notice must:
               (1)  be sent by first class mail [sent] to the person's
  most recent address as shown on the records of the department or to
  the person's most recent forwarding address on record with the
  United States Postal Service if it is different;
               (2)  [. The notice must] specify the date by which the
  surcharge must be paid;
               (3)  state the total dollar amount of the surcharge
  which must be paid, the number of monthly payments required under an
  installment payment plan, and the minimum monthly payment required
  for a person to enter and maintain an installment payment plan with
  the department; and
               (4)  state the consequences of a failure to pay the
  surcharge.
         (b)  The department shall send a first notice not later than
  the fifth day after the date the surcharge is assessed.  Any notice
  under this section shall also include a conspicuous notice
  regarding the ability of a person to qualify as indigent under
  Section 708.158 and the procedures to establish with the department
  their indigent status so that they may qualify for the reduced
  surcharges as set forth in Section 708.158.
         (c)  Once a person is recognized as an indigent under Section
  708.158, the department shall send a new notification to that
  person which accurately reflects the reduced surcharges owed.
         (d)  If on or before the 45th day after the date the first
  notice was sent the person fails to pay the amount of the surcharge
  or fails to enter into an installment payment agreement with the
  department, the department shall send a second notice.  If on or
  before the 60th day after the date the second notice was sent the
  person fails to pay the amount of the surcharge or fails to enter
  into an installment payment agreement with the department, the
  department shall send a third notice which advises the person that
  his/her driving privileges are suspended.
         SECTION 6.12.  Section 708.152(a), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  If on [before] the 60th [30th] day after the date the
  department sends a second notice under Section 708.151 the person
  fails to pay the amount of a surcharge on the person's license or
  fails to enter into an installment payment agreement with the
  department, the license of the person is automatically suspended.  
  The person's license may not be suspended under this section before
  the 105th day after the surcharge was assessed by the department.
         SECTION 6.13.  Section 708.153(b), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A rule under this section:
               (1)  may not require [permit] a person to pay a
  surcharge over a period of less [more] than 36 consecutive months
  for surcharges in the amount of $500 or more; may not require a
  person to pay a surcharge over a period of less than 24 consecutive
  months for surcharges of $250 to $499; and may not require a person
  to pay a surcharge over a period of less than 12 consecutive months
  for surcharges of $249 or less; and
               (2)  may provide that if the person fails to make any 
  [a] required monthly installment payment, the department may
  reestablish the installment plan upon receipt of a payment in the
  amount at least equal to a required monthly installment payment [or
  declare the amount of the unpaid surcharge immediately due and
  payable].
         SECTION 6.14.  Section 708.157(c), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The department by rule shall [may] establish an
  indigency program for holders of a driver's license on which a
  surcharge has been assessed for certain offenses, as determined by
  the department.
         SECTION 6.15.  Subchapter D, Chapter 708, Transportation
  Code, is amended by adding Section 708.158 to read as follows:
         Sec. 708.158.  INDIGENT STATUS AND REDUCTION OF SURCHARGES.  
  (a)  The department shall waive 75 percent of all surcharges
  assessed under Chapter 708 for a person meeting the criteria set
  forth in Subsections (b) and (c) hereof.
         (b)  The department shall waive 80 percent of all surcharges
  against a person who is indigent.  For the purposes of this
  subsection, a person is indigent if the person provides evidence
  described by Subsection (c) to the department.
         (c)  A person must provide the following information to the
  department that the person's income or the person's household
  income does not exceed 125 percent of the applicable income level
  established by the federal poverty guidelines, and the following
  documentation may be used as such proof:
               (1)  a copy of the person's most recent federal income
  tax return;
               (2)  a copy of the person's most recent statement of
  wages; or
               (3)  documentation from a federal agency, state agency,
  or school district that indicates that the person or, if the person
  is a dependent as defined by Section 152 of the Internal Revenue
  Code, the taxpayer claiming the person as a dependent, receives
  assistance from:
                     (A)  the food stamp program or the financial
  assistance program established under Chapter 31, Human Resources
  Code;
                     (B)  the federal special supplemental nutrition
  program for women, infants, and children authorized by 42 U.S.C.
  Section 1786;
                     (C)  the medical assistance program under Chapter
  32, Human Resources Code;
                     (D)  the child health plan program under Chapter
  62, Health and Safety Code; or
                     (E)  the national free or reduced-price lunch
  program established under 42 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.
         SECTION 6.16.  Article 2.131, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 2.131.  RACIAL PROFILING PROHIBITED. (a)  A peace
  officer may not engage in racial profiling.
         (b)  A civilian employee of the Department of Public Safety
  assigned to a driver's license facility of that department may not
  engage in racial profiling in issuing an original, renewal, or
  duplicate driver's license, commercial driver's license, or
  personal identification certificate.
         SECTION 6.17.  Article 2.132, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
         (g)  To the extent that they can be made applicable, the
  provisions of Subsections (b)(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) also apply
  to civilian employees of the Department of Public Safety who are
  assigned to the driver's license facilities of the department.
         SECTION 6.18.  Section 22.0834, Education Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
         (k)  The requirements of this section apply to an entity that
  contracts directly with a school district, open-enrollment charter
  school, or shared services arrangement and any subcontractor of the
  entity.  For purposes of this subsection, "subcontractor" means an
  entity that contracts with another entity that is not a school
  district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services
  arrangement to provide services to a school district,
  open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement.
         SECTION 6.19.  (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Authorized employee" means an officer of the
  Texas Highway Patrol or other law enforcement officer commissioned
  by the director of the department.
               (2)  "Department" means the Department of Public
  Safety.
               (3)  "Pilot program" means the pilot fingerprint
  identification program established under this section.
         (b)  If sufficient funds are available, the department shall
  develop and implement a program in one or more counties of this
  state to pilot the use by authorized employees of a mobile
  fingerprint identification system to perform fingerprint checks in
  the field as an aid to law enforcement.
         (c)  In implementing the pilot program, the department shall
  use a portable, lightweight mobile fingerprint scanner developed
  for law enforcement that is secure, uses encrypted data
  transmissions for protection of the public, and does not require
  the authorized employee to carry additional equipment for the
  scanner to receive the data. The department shall make its existing
  automated fingerprint identification system available for use
  during the period of the pilot program.
         (d)  The department shall comply with all state procurement
  requirements in implementing the pilot program.
         (e)  The department may work with and enter into memorandums
  of understanding with municipalities to implement the pilot
  program.
         (f)  Under the pilot program, an authorized employee may not
  check the fingerprint of a person without the verbal consent of that
  person.
         (g)  The department may extend the pilot program to
  additional counties if the department determines that the expansion
  would be cost-effective.
         (h)  The department shall begin implementation of the pilot
  program not later than January 1, 2010, and shall conduct the pilot
  program for at least 12 months.
         (i)  Not later than February 1, 2011, the department shall
  report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the
  house of representatives, and the Sunset Advisory Commission
  regarding the pilot program. The report must include the
  department's recommendations for continuation or expansion of the
  pilot program and an evaluation of the department's use of the
  mobile fingerprint identification system, including:
               (1)  the appropriateness of conducting remote
  fingerprint checks;
               (2)  the value of remote fingerprint checking in
  combating crime and enforcing department rules and other laws of
  this state;
               (3)  the impact of using remote fingerprint checks on
  the efficiency of authorized employees;
               (4)  the impact of using remote fingerprint checks on
  the safety of authorized employees; and
               (5)  any reduction in inconvenience to a person who is
  not carrying a required license.
         SECTION 6.20.  Subject to the availability of funds, all
  department employees charged with processing applications for and
  issuing driver's licenses and/or identification cards shall
  receive a one-time pay raise in the amount of $3,000 per year upon
  meeting the following qualifications:
               (1)  completion of all training requirements;
               (2)  a minimum of six months consecutive employment
  with the department in the same position; and
               (3)  a satisfactory job review by the employee's
  immediate supervisor.
         ARTICLE 7.  CERTAIN AGENCY ACCESS TO DATABASES
         SECTION 7.01  Subchapter C, Chapter 481, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Section 481.0762 to read as follows:
         Sec. 481.0762.  CERTAIN AGENCY ACCESS TO DATABASES.  
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director shall when
  it becomes technologically feasible permit the Texas State Board of
  Pharmacy and the Texas Medical Board to have independent direct
  access to any information submitted to the director or the
  department for their respective applicants or licensees relating to
  controlled substance prescriptions, including information
  submitted by electronic transfer of prescriptions for controlled
  substances created under Subchapter C, Chapter 481, including any
  information received, collected, maintained, or compiled under
  Section 481.076 or 481.0761.
  ARTICLE 8.  GRANTS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND BORDER SECURITY
  PURPOSES
         SECTION 8.01.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Section 411.0133 to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0133.  HOMELAND SECURITY AND BORDER SECURITY
  GRANTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, including Section
  772.006, the department is the only entity of state government that
  may select the recipient of state or federal funds granted by the
  state for homeland security or border security purposes.
         (b)  Another state entity with state or federal funds to be
  granted for homeland security or border security purposes shall:
               (1)  remit the funds to the department, which shall
  administer the grant; or
               (2)  notify the department and award the grant to the
  person selected by the department.
         (c)  The department by rule shall adopt a formula for
  selecting the recipients of grants for homeland security and border
  security purposes. The formula must fully consider the needs of the
  communities or entities applying for the grants and must give
  emphasis to:
               (1)  the quality of homeland security or border
  security information collected by applicants;
               (2)  the number of suspects with authority in a
  criminal enterprise apprehended by the applicants; and
               (3)  the amount of illegal substances, contraband
  currency, and ammunition and number of firearms and stolen vehicles
  seized by the applicants.
         (d)  The department may not award a grant using a method
  other than the formula under Subsection (c).
         (e)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the department
  shall submit a report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker
  of the house of representatives, and members of the legislature
  regarding the department's activities under this section during the
  preceding state fiscal year.
         SECTION 8.02.  Sections 421.0025(b) and (c), Government
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The Border Security Council shall develop and recommend
  to the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas [office of
  the governor] performance standards, reporting requirements, audit
  methods, and other procedures to ensure that funds allocated by the
  department [office of the governor] for purposes related to
  security at or near this state's international border are used
  properly and that the recipients of the funds are accountable for
  the proper use of the funds.
         (c)  The Border Security Council shall advise the Department
  of Public Safety of the State of Texas [office of the governor]
  regarding the allocation of funds by the department [office] for
  purposes related to security at or near this state's international
  border.  Recommendations relating to the allocation of those funds
  must be made by a majority of the members of the council.
         SECTION 8.03.  The heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 421,
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER D.  COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE[; FUNDING]
         SECTION 8.04.  Section 421.072, Government Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 8.05.  This article takes effect September 1, 2009.
  ARTICLE 9.  SAFE SCHOOLS UNIT
         SECTION 9.01. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 411.0203 to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0203.  SAFE SCHOOLS UNIT. (a) The commission shall
  establish a safe schools unit pilot program in the department for
  the 2010-2011 school year to provide school districts in counties
  that participate in the program with information and other
  assistance concerning the issues of juvenile delinquency, juvenile
  substance abuse, and other law enforcement issues that affect
  school districts.
         (b)  Not later than February 1, 2010, the director shall
  select five counties to participate in the pilot program. The
  director may select only a county that has a population of less than
  500,000. At least one of the counties the director selects must
  have a population of more than 190,000, be located along the
  southern portion of the border between this state and Mexico, and
  contain a municipality with a population of more than 175,000. Each
  school district in a participating county shall participate in the
  pilot program.
         (c)  The director shall administer the pilot program and
  adopt rules to implement and administer the program. In adopting
  rules, the director shall ensure that the pilot program addresses
  law enforcement issues that affect school districts, including the
  prevention of and intervention in juvenile delinquency and
  substance abuse.
         (d)  This section expires August 31, 2011.
         SECTION 9.02.  As soon as practicable after the effective
  date of this Act, the public safety director shall adopt rules as
  necessary to implement Section 411.0203, Government Code, as added
  by this Act.
  ARTICLE 9A.  DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION
  REGARDING PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
         SECTION 9A.01.  Section 411.084, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (c) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Criminal history record information obtained from the
  department under this subchapter, including any identification
  information that could reveal the identity of a person about whom
  criminal history record information is requested and information
  that directly or indirectly indicates or implies involvement of a
  person in the criminal justice system:
               (1)  is for the exclusive use of the authorized
  recipient of the information; and
               (2)  may be disclosed or used by the recipient only if,
  and only to the extent that, disclosure or use is authorized or
  directed by:
                     (A)  this subchapter;
                     (B)  another statute;
                     (C)  a rule adopted under a statute; or
                     (D)  an order of a court of competent
  jurisdiction.
         (a-1)  The term "criminal history record" information under
  Subsection (a) does not refer to any specific document produced to
  comply with this subchapter but to the information contained,
  wholly or partly, in a document's original form or any subsequent
  form or use.
         (c)  An agency or individual may not confirm the existence or
  nonexistence of criminal history record information to any person
  that is not eligible to receive the information.
         SECTION 9A.02. Sections 411.090(b) and (c), Government Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Criminal history record information obtained by the
  board in the original form or any subsequent form [under Subsection
  (a)]:
               (1)  may be used only for a [any] purpose related to the
  issuance, denial, suspension, or cancellation of a certificate
  issued by the board;
               (2)  may not be released to any person except:
                     (A)  the person who is the subject of the
  information;
                     (B)  the Texas Education Agency;
                     (C)  a local or regional educational entity as
  provided by Section 411.097; or
                     (D)  by [on] court order [or with the consent of
  the applicant for a certificate]; [and]
               (3)  is not subject to disclosure as provided by
  Chapter 552; and
               (4)  shall be destroyed by the board after the
  information is used for the authorized purposes.
         (c)  The department shall notify the State Board for Educator
  Certification of the arrest of any educator, as defined by Section
  5.001, Education Code, who has fingerprints on file with the
  department. Any record of the notification and any information
  contained in the notification is not subject to disclosure as
  provided by Chapter 552.
         SECTION 9A.03.  Section 411.0901, Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.0901.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. (a)  The Texas Education
  Agency is entitled to obtain criminal history record information
  maintained by the department about a person who:
               (1)  is employed or is an applicant for employment by a
  school district or open-enrollment charter school;
               (2)  is employed or is an applicant for employment by a
  shared services arrangement, if the employee's or applicant's
  duties are or will be performed on school property or at another
  location where students are regularly present; or
               (3)  is employed or is an applicant for employment by an
  entity that contracts with a school district, open-enrollment
  charter school, or shared services arrangement if:
                     (A)  the employee or applicant has or will have
  continuing duties relating to the contracted services; and
                     (B)  the employee or applicant has or will have
  direct contact with students.
         (b)  Criminal history record information obtained by the
  agency in the original form or any subsequent form:
               (1)  may be used only for a purpose authorized by the
  Education Code;
               (2)  may not be released to any person except:
                     (A)  the person who is the subject of the
  information;
                     (B)  the State Board for Educator Certification;
                     (C)  a local or regional educational entity as
  provided by Section 411.097; or
                     (D)  by court order;
               (3)  is not subject to disclosure as provided by
  Chapter 552; and
               (4)  shall be destroyed by the agency after the
  information is used for the authorized purposes.
         SECTION 9A.04.  Section 411.097, Government Code, is amended
  by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
  follows:
         (d)  Criminal history record information obtained by a
  school district, charter school, private school, service center,
  commercial transportation company, or shared services arrangement
  in the original form or any subsequent form:
               (1)  [under Subsection (a), (b), or (c)] may not be
  released [or disclosed] to any person except:
                     (A)  [, other than] the individual who is the
  subject of the information;
                     (B)  [,] the Texas Education Agency;
                     (C)  [,] the State Board for Educator
  Certification;
                     (D)  [, or] the chief personnel officer of the
  transportation company, if the information is obtained under
  Subsection (a)(2); or
                     (E)  by court order;
               (2)  is not subject to disclosure as provided by
  Chapter 552; and
               (3)  shall be destroyed by the school district, charter
  school, private school, service center, commercial transportation
  company, or shared services arrangement on the earlier of:
                     (A)  the first anniversary of the date the
  information was originally obtained; or
                     (B)  the date the information is used for the
  authorized purpose.
         (f)  An employee of a school district, charter school,
  private school, regional education service center, commercial
  transportation company, or education shared services arrangement
  or an entity that contracts to provide services to a school
  district, charter school, or shared services arrangement may
  request from the employer a copy of any criminal history record
  information relating to that employee that the employer has
  obtained as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 22, Education Code.
  The employer may charge a fee to an employee requesting a copy of
  the information in an amount not to exceed the actual cost of
  copying the requested criminal history record information.
         SECTION 9A.05.  Subchapter C, Chapter 22, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 22.08391 to read as follows:
         Sec. 22.08391.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. (a)  
  Information collected about a person to comply with this
  subchapter, including the person's name, address, phone number,
  social security number, driver's license number, other
  identification number, and fingerprint records:
               (1)  may not be released except:
                     (A)  to comply with this subchapter;
                     (B)  by court order; or
                     (C)  with the consent of the person who is the
  subject of the information;
               (2)  is not subject to disclosure as provided by
  Chapter 552, Government Code; and
               (3)  shall be destroyed by the requestor or any
  subsequent holder of the information not later than the first
  anniversary of the date the information is received.
         (b)  Any criminal history record information received by the
  State Board for Educator Certification as provided by this
  subchapter is subject to Section 411.090(b), Government Code.
         (c)  Any criminal history record information received by the
  agency as provided by this subchapter is subject to Section
  411.0901(b), Government Code.
         (d)  Any criminal history record information received by a
  school district, charter school, private school, regional
  education service center, commercial transportation company, or
  education shared services arrangement or an entity that contracts
  to provide services to a school district, charter school, or shared
  services arrangement as provided by this subchapter is subject to
  Section 411.097(d), Government Code.
         SECTION 9A.06.  The change in law made by this article
  applies to information collected, assembled, or maintained before,
  on, or after the effective date of this article.
  ARTICLE 10.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION
  CONCERNING CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES
         SECTION 10.01.  Section 411.135(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Any person is entitled to obtain from the department:
               (1)  any information described as public information
  under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, [as added by Chapter
  668, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997,]
  including, to the extent available, a recent photograph of each
  person subject to registration under that chapter; [and]
               (2)  criminal history record information maintained by
  the department that relates to the conviction of or a grant of
  deferred adjudication to a person for any criminal offense,
  including arrest information that relates to the conviction or
  grant of deferred adjudication; and
               (3)  any information described as public information
  under Section 411.1355(a).
         SECTION 10.02.  Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code,
  is amended by adding Sections 411.1355 and 411.1356 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 411.1355.  PUBLIC ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION CONCERNING CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES. (a)
  Criminal history record information that concerns a person's
  conviction for an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.05,
  49.06, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, is public information
  if the person has been previously convicted of an offense under one
  of those sections.
         (b)  The department shall design and implement an Internet
  website to allow any person, free of charge, to electronically
  search for and receive information described by Subsection (a) by
  entering specific search criteria into the website, including a zip
  code, city, county, or name of a person. The search results:
               (1)  must include:
                     (A)  the municipality in which the last known
  address of the person convicted is located; and
                     (B)  a recent photograph of the person convicted
  taken attendant to the person's arrest; and
               (2)  may not include:
                     (A)  any information regarding the convicted
  person's social security number, driver's license number, or
  telephone number;
                     (B)  any information that would identify a victim
  of the offense; or
                     (C)  any information regarding a person if 15
  years have elapsed since the date the person committed the most
  recent offense for which the person was convicted under Section
  49.04, 49.045, 49.05, 49.06, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code.
         Sec. 411.1356.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION
  CONCERNING CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES PROVIDED TO PEACE OFFICER
  ON REQUEST. The department shall establish a procedure by which a
  peace officer or employee of a law enforcement agency who provides
  the department with a driver's license number, personal
  identification certificate number, or license plate number is
  automatically provided information as to whether the department has
  criminal history record information concerning an offense under
  Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.05, 49.06, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal
  Code, about the person to whom the driver's license, personal
  identification certificate, or license plate is issued. The
  procedure must allow a peace officer to request the information
  from the location of a motor vehicle stop and to receive a response
  to the request during the duration of a reasonable motor vehicle
  stop.
         SECTION 10.03.  Not later than May 1, 2010, the Department of
  Public Safety shall make criminal history record information
  available to a requesting person as required by Sections 411.1355
  and 411.1356, Government Code, as added by this Act.
  ARTICLE 11.  APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO
  CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN
         SECTION 11.01.  Section 411.175, Government Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 11.02.  Section 411.172(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person is eligible for a license to carry a concealed
  handgun if the person:
               (1)  is a legal resident of this state for the six-month
  period preceding the date of application under this subchapter or
  is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 411.173(a);
               (2)  is at least 21 years of age;
               (3)  has not been convicted of a felony;
               (4)  is not charged with the commission of a Class A or
  Class B misdemeanor or an offense under Section 42.01, Penal Code,
  or of a felony under an information or indictment;
               (5)  is not a fugitive from justice for a felony or a
  Class A or Class B misdemeanor;
               (6)  is not a chemically dependent person;
               (7)  is not incapable of exercising sound judgment with
  respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun;
               (8)  has not, in the five years preceding the date of
  application, been convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or
  an offense under Section 42.01, Penal Code;
               (9)  is fully qualified under applicable federal and
  state law to purchase a handgun;
               (10)  has not been finally determined to be delinquent
  in making a child support payment administered or collected by the
  attorney general;
               (11)  [has not been finally determined to be delinquent
  in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the comptroller,
  the tax collector of a political subdivision of the state, or any
  agency or subdivision of the state;
               [(12)     has not been finally determined to be in default
  on a loan made under Chapter 57, Education Code;
               [(13)]  is not currently restricted under a court
  protective order or subject to a restraining order affecting the
  spousal relationship, other than a restraining order solely
  affecting property interests;
               (12) [(14)]  has not, in the 10 years preceding the
  date of application, been adjudicated as having engaged in
  delinquent conduct violating a penal law of the grade of felony; and
               (13) [(15)]  has not made any material
  misrepresentation, or failed to disclose any material fact, in an
  application submitted pursuant to Section 411.174 [or in a request
  for application submitted pursuant to Section 411.175].
         SECTION 11.03.  Section 411.176, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.176.  REVIEW OF APPLICATION MATERIALS. (a)  On
  receipt of [the] application materials by the department at its
  Austin headquarters, the department shall conduct the appropriate
  criminal history record check of the applicant through its
  computerized criminal history system. Not later than the 30th day
  after the date the department receives the application materials,
  the department shall forward the materials to the director's
  designee in the geographical area of the applicant's residence so
  that the designee may conduct the investigation described by
  Subsection (b). For purposes of this section, the director's
  designee may be a noncommissioned employee of the department.
         (b)  The director's designee as needed shall conduct an
  additional criminal history record check of the applicant and an
  investigation of the applicant's local official records to verify
  the accuracy of the application materials. The director's designee
  may access any records necessary for purposes of this subsection.
  The scope of the record check and the investigation are at the sole
  discretion of the department, except that the director's designee
  shall complete the record check and investigation not later than
  the 60th day after the date the department receives the application
  materials. The department shall send a fingerprint card to the
  Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history
  check of the applicant. On completion of the investigation, the
  director's designee shall return all materials and the result of
  the investigation to the appropriate division of the department at
  its Austin headquarters.
         (c)  The director's designee may submit to the appropriate
  division of the department, at the department's Austin
  headquarters, along with the application materials a written
  recommendation for disapproval of the application, accompanied by
  an affidavit stating personal knowledge or naming persons with
  personal knowledge of a ground for denial under Section 411.172.
  The director's designee [in the appropriate geographical area] may
  also submit the application and the recommendation that the license
  be issued.
         (d)  On receipt at the department's Austin headquarters of
  the application materials and the result of the investigation by
  the director's designee, the department shall conduct any further
  record check or investigation the department determines is
  necessary if a question exists with respect to the accuracy of the
  application materials or the eligibility of the applicant, except
  that the department shall complete the record check and
  investigation not later than the 180th day after the date the
  department receives the application materials from the applicant.
         SECTION 11.04.  Section 411.177(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall, not later than the 60th day after
  the date of the receipt by the director's designee of the completed
  application materials:
               (1)  issue the license;
               (2)  notify the applicant in writing that the
  application was denied:
                     (A)  on the grounds that the applicant failed to
  qualify under the criteria listed in Section 411.172;
                     (B)  based on the affidavit of the director's
  designee submitted to the department under Section 411.176(c)
  [411.176(b)]; or
                     (C)  based on the affidavit of the qualified
  handgun instructor submitted to the department under Section
  411.189(c); or
               (3)  notify the applicant in writing that the
  department is unable to make a determination regarding the issuance
  or denial of a license to the applicant within the 60-day period
  prescribed by this subsection and include in that notification an
  explanation of the reason for the inability and an estimation of the
  amount of time the department will need to make the determination.
         SECTION 11.05.  The changes in law made by this article in
  repealing Section 411.175, Government Code, apply only to an
  application for the issuance of a license that is submitted to the
  Department of Public Safety on or after September 1, 2009. An
  application submitted before September 1, 2009, is governed by the
  law in effect when the application was submitted, and the former law
  is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 11.06. This article takes effect September 1, 2009.
  ARTICLE 12.  DISPLAY OF LICENSE TO
  CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN
         SECTION 12.01.  Sections 411.187(a) and (c), Government
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A license may be suspended under this section if the
  license holder:
               (1)  is charged with the commission of a Class A or
  Class B misdemeanor or an offense under Section 42.01, Penal Code,
  or of a felony under an information or indictment;
               (2)  [fails to display a license as required by Section
  411.205;
               [(3)] fails to notify the department of a change of
  address or name as required by Section 411.181;
               (3) [(4)]  carries a concealed handgun under the
  authority of this subchapter of a different category than the
  license holder is licensed to carry;
               (4) [(5)]  fails to return a previously issued license
  after a license is modified as required by Section 411.184(d);
               (5) [(6)]  commits an act of family violence and is the
  subject of an active protective order rendered under Title 4,
  Family Code; or
               (6) [(7)]  is arrested for an offense involving family
  violence or an offense under Section 42.072, Penal Code, and is the
  subject of an order for emergency protection issued under Article
  17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure.
         (c)  A license may be suspended under this section:
               (1)  for 30 days, if the person's license is subject to
  suspension for a reason listed in Subsection (a)(2), (3) [(a)(3)],
  or (4), [or (5),] except as provided by Subdivision (2) [(3)];
               (2)  [for 90 days, if the person's license is subject to
  suspension for a reason listed in Subsection (a)(2), except as
  provided by Subdivision (3);
               [(3)] for not less than one year and not more than three
  years if the person's license is subject to suspension for a reason
  listed in Subsection (a), other than the reason listed in
  Subsection (a)(1), and the person's license has been previously
  suspended for the same reason;
               (3) [(4)]  until dismissal of the charges if the
  person's license is subject to suspension for the reason listed in
  Subsection (a)(1); or
               (4) [(5)]  for the duration of or the period specified
  by:
                     (A)  the protective order issued under Title 4,
  Family Code, if the person's license is subject to suspension for
  the reason listed in Subsection (a)(5) [(a)(6)]; or
                     (B)  the order for emergency protection issued
  under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, if the person's
  license is subject to suspension for the reason listed in
  Subsection (a)(6) [(a)(7)].
         SECTION 12.02.  Section 411.205, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.205.  REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY [DISPLAYING]
  LICENSE[; PENALTY].  [(a)]  If a license holder is carrying a
  handgun on or about the license holder's person when a magistrate or
  a peace officer demands that the license holder display
  identification, the license holder shall display both the license
  holder's driver's license or identification certificate issued by
  the department and the license holder's handgun license. [A person
  who fails or refuses to display the license and identification as
  required by this subsection is subject to suspension of the
  person's license as provided by Section 411.187.
         [(b)     A person commits an offense if the person fails or
  refuses to display the license and identification as required by
  Subsection (a) after previously having had the person's license
  suspended for a violation of that subsection. An offense under this
  subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.]
         SECTION 12.03.  An offense under Section 411.205, Government
  Code, may not be prosecuted after the effective date of this
  article. If, on the effective date of this article, a criminal
  action is pending for an offense under Section 411.205, the action
  is dismissed on that date. However, a final conviction for an
  offense under Section 411.205 that exists on the effective date of
  this article is unaffected by this article.
         SECTION 12.04.  This article takes effect September 1, 2009.
  ARTICLE 13.  DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO CERTAIN FEDERAL AND STATE
  JUDGES AND SPOUSES
         SECTION 13.01.  Section 521.001, Transportation Code, is
  amended by adding Subdivisions (3-a) and (8-a) to read as follows:
               (3-a)  "Federal judge" means:
                     (A)  a judge of a United States court of appeals;
                     (B)  a judge of a United States district court;
                     (C)  a judge of a United States bankruptcy court;
  or
                     (D)  a magistrate judge of a United States
  district court.
               (8-a)  "State judge" means:
                     (A)  the judge of an appellate court, a district
  court, or a county court at law of this state; or
                     (B)  an associate judge appointed under Chapter
  201, Family Code.
         SECTION 13.02.  Sections 521.054(a) and (b), Transportation
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  This section applies to a person who:
               (1)  after applying for or being issued a [the] license
  or certificate moves to a new residence [from the] address [stated
  in the person's application for a license or certificate];
               (2)  has used the procedure under Section 521.121(d)
  and whose status as a federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of
  a federal or state judge becomes inapplicable [moves from the
  address shown on the license or certificate held by the person]; or
               (3)  changes the person's name by marriage or
  otherwise.
         (b)  A person subject to this section shall notify the
  department of the change not later than the 30th day after the date
  on which the change takes effect and apply for a duplicate license
  or certificate as provided by Section 521.146. The duplicate
  license must include the person's current residence address.
         SECTION 13.03.  Section 521.121, Transportation Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The driver's license must include:
               (1)  a distinguishing number assigned by the department
  to the license holder;
               (2)  a color photograph of the entire face of the
  holder;
               (3)  the full name and[,] date of birth[, and residence
  address] of the holder; [and]
               (4)  a brief description of the holder; and
               (5)  the license holder's residence address or, for a
  license holder using the procedure under Subsection (d), the street
  address of the courthouse in which the license holder or license
  holder's spouse serves as a federal judge or state judge.
         (d)  The department shall establish a procedure for a federal
  judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a federal or state judge to
  omit the license holder's residence address on the license and to
  include, in lieu of that address, the street address of the
  courthouse in which the license holder or license holder's spouse
  serves as a federal judge or state judge. In establishing the
  procedure, the department shall require sufficient documentary
  evidence to establish the license holder's status as a federal
  judge, state judge, or the spouse of a federal or state judge.
         SECTION 13.04.  Section 521.142(c), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  The application must state:
               (1)  the sex of the applicant;
               (2)  the residence address of the applicant, or if the
  applicant is a federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a
  federal or state judge using the procedure developed under Section
  521.121(d), the street address of the courthouse in which the
  applicant or the applicant's spouse serves as a federal judge or a
  state judge;
               (3)  whether the applicant has been licensed to drive a
  motor vehicle before;
               (4)  if previously licensed, when and by what state or
  country;
               (5)  whether that license has been suspended or revoked
  or a license application denied;
               (6)  the date and reason for the suspension,
  revocation, or denial;
               (7)  whether the applicant is a citizen of the United
  States; and
               (8)  the county of residence of the applicant.
  ARTICLE 14.  OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
         SECTION 14.01.  Section 545.413(e), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:
               (1)  the person possesses a written statement from a
  licensed physician stating that for a medical reason the person
  should not wear a safety belt;
               (2)  the person presents to the court, not later than
  the 10th day after the date of the offense, a statement from a
  licensed physician stating that for a medical reason the person
  should not wear a safety belt;
               (3)  the person is employed by the United States Postal
  Service and performing a duty for that agency that requires the
  operator to service postal boxes from a vehicle or that requires
  frequent entry into and exit from a vehicle;
               (4)  the person is engaged in the actual delivery of
  newspapers from a vehicle or is performing newspaper delivery
  duties that require frequent entry into and exit from a vehicle;
               (5)  the person is employed by a public or private
  utility company and is engaged in the reading of meters or
  performing a similar duty for that company requiring the operator
  to frequently enter into and exit from a vehicle; [or]
               (6)  the [The] person is operating a commercial vehicle
  registered as a farm vehicle under the provisions of Section
  502.163 that does not have a gross weight, registered weight, or
  gross weight rating of 48,000 pounds or more; or
               (7)  the person is the operator of or a passenger in a
  vehicle used exclusively to transport solid waste and performing
  duties that require frequent entry into and exit from the vehicle.
         SECTION 14.02.  The change in law made by this article to
  Section 545.413(e), Transportation Code, as amended by this
  article, applies only to an offense under Section 545.413(a) of
  that code, regardless of whether the offense was committed before,
  on, or after the effective date of this Act.
  ARTICLE 15. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY
         SECTION 15.01.  Section 601.053, Transportation Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
  read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), an [An] operator
  who does not exhibit evidence of financial responsibility under
  Subsection (a) is presumed to have operated the vehicle in
  violation of Section 601.051.
         (c)  Subsection (b) does not apply if the peace officer
  determines through use of the verification program established
  under Subchapter N that financial responsibility has been
  established for the vehicle.
         SECTION 15.02.  Subchapter N, Chapter 601, Transportation
  Code, as added by Chapter 1325 (H.B. 3588), Acts of the 78th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is repealed.
  ARTICLE 16. EFFECTIVE DATE
         SECTION 16.01.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
  this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of
  two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by
  Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not
  receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes
  effect September 1, 2009.