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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the distribution of money appropriated from a municipal |
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court building security fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (d-1), Section 102.017, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d-1) For purposes of this article, the term "security |
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personnel, services, and items" includes: |
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(1) the purchase or repair of X-ray machines and |
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conveying systems; |
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(2) handheld metal detectors; |
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(3) walkthrough metal detectors; |
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(4) identification cards and systems; |
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(5) electronic locking and surveillance equipment; |
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(6) bailiffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or |
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contract security personnel during times when they are providing |
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appropriate security services; |
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(7) signage; |
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(8) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking |
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systems; |
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(9) locks, chains, alarms, or similar security |
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devices; |
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(10) the purchase or repair of bullet-proof glass; |
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[and] |
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(11) continuing education on security issues for court |
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personnel and security personnel; and |
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(12) warrant officers and related equipment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |