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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications to serve as a special peace officer |
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at a polling place. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.075, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) A person is eligible for appointment as a special peace |
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officer under Subsection (b) only if the person is licensed as a |
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peace officer by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer |
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Standards and Education. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1503 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1503 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |