Bill Text: TX HB1954 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the licensing of certain veterans by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those veterans by political subdivisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-08 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB1954 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB1954-Introduced.html

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88R8951 AMF-D
By: Vo H.B. No. 1954

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the licensing of certain veterans by the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those veterans by
political subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 370, Local Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 370. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO [MUNICIPAL AND
COUNTY] HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
SECTION 2. Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 370.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 370.007. APPOINTING OR EMPLOYING CERTAIN VETERANS TO
POSITION REQUIRING LICENSURE. (a) In this section, "commission"
means the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a political subdivision
that appoints or employs a person to hold a position that requires
the person to be licensed by the commission may appoint or employ a
legal permanent resident of the United States to hold the position
if the person is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces
of the United States and holds the appropriate license issued by the
commission.
SECTION 3. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.3095 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.3095. LICENSING OF CERTAIN VETERANS WHO ARE LEGAL
PERMANENT RESIDENTS. The commission shall issue a license the
commission is authorized to issue to a person who is a legal
permanent resident of the United States if the person:
(1) meets the requirements of this chapter and the
commission's rules for the license; and
(2) is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed
forces of the United States.
SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall amend
rules as necessary to comply with Section 1701.3095, Occupations
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.