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AN ACT
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relating to the reactivation of a peace officer license; |
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authorizing fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.316, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall reactivate a peace officer's |
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license after a break in employment if the former license holder: |
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(1) completed at least 10 years of full-time service |
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as a peace officer in good standing before the break in employment; |
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(2) meets current licensing standards; |
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(3) successfully completes: |
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(A) an online or in-person supplemental peace |
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officer course of not more than 120 hours; and |
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(B) other in-person training requirements of not |
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more than 40 hours; |
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(4) passes a peace officer reactivation examination; |
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(5) files an application; and |
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(6) pays any required fees. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1701.316(c), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a license for which an application for |
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reactivation of the license is filed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A license for which an application for reactivation of |
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the license is filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 872 was passed by the House on April |
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29, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 872 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |