H.B. No. 3212
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to peace officer identification cards.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 614.121, Government Code, as added by
  Chapter 938 (H.B. 3613), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2007, is amended by adding Subdivision (3-a) to read as
  follows:
               (3-a)  "Qualified retired law enforcement officer" has
  the meaning assigned by 18 U.S.C. Section 926C.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter H, Chapter 614, Government Code, as
  added by Chapter 938 (H.B. 3613), Acts of the 80th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2007, is amended by adding Section 614.1241 to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 614.1241.  QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
  (a)  On request of a qualified retired law enforcement officer who
  holds a certificate of proficiency under Section 1701.357,
  Occupations Code, a law enforcement agency or other governmental
  entity in this state shall issue an identification card to the
  qualified retired law enforcement officer if the law enforcement
  agency or other governmental entity:
               (1)  was the last entity to appoint or employ the
  qualified retired law enforcement officer as a peace officer; or
               (2)  appointed or employed the qualified retired law
  enforcement officer for 20 years or more and the officer is
  receiving retirement or pension benefits as a result of that
  service.
         (b)  The identification card must include:
               (1)  the full name of the qualified retired law
  enforcement officer;
               (2)  a photograph of the qualified retired law
  enforcement officer consistent with the qualified retired law
  enforcement officer's appearance;
               (3)  the name of the law enforcement agency or other
  governmental entity that issued the card to the qualified retired
  law enforcement officer;
               (4)  if applicable, the signature of the person
  authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law
  enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the qualified
  retired law enforcement officer;
               (5)  a brief description of the qualified retired law
  enforcement officer, including the qualified retired law
  enforcement officer's height, weight, and eye color;
               (6)  the thumbprint of the qualified retired law
  enforcement officer or a bar code with a unique identification
  label for the qualified retired law enforcement officer;
               (7)  the date the qualified retired law enforcement
  officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement
  agency or other governmental entity;
               (8)  the date the law enforcement agency or other
  governmental entity issued the card to the qualified retired law
  enforcement officer; and
               (9)  a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven
  days a week, that a person may call to verify the validity of the
  identification card.
         (c)  On the identification card, the law enforcement agency
  or other governmental entity that issues the card shall print:
               (1)  "State of Texas" and the state seal; and
               (2)  "This identification card certifies that (insert
  name of qualified retired law enforcement officer) is a qualified
  retired law enforcement officer of (insert name of law enforcement
  agency or other governmental entity that last appointed or employed
  the qualified retired law enforcement officer)."
         (d)  The head of a law enforcement agency or other
  governmental entity that issued the identification card shall
  recover the identification card on the date the identification card
  expires.
         SECTION 3.  Section 614.127, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 614.127.  LOST OR STOLEN CARDS. If an identification
  card issued under this subchapter is lost or stolen, the law
  enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued
  [issuing] the card to the peace officer, reserve law enforcement
  officer, honorably retired peace officer, or qualified retired law
  enforcement officer shall issue a duplicate identification card to
  the officer if the [may:
               [(1)     require a peace officer, reserve law enforcement
  officer, or honorably retired peace] officer submits [to submit] an
  affidavit executed by the [peace officer, reserve law enforcement
  officer, or honorably retired peace] officer to the law enforcement
  agency or other governmental entity [issuing the card] stating that
  the identification card was lost or stolen[; and
               [(2)     issue a duplicate identification card to the
  peace officer, reserve law enforcement officer, or honorably
  retired peace officer].
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3212 was passed by the House on May 5,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 3212 on May 29, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0,
  3 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3212 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor