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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain authorizations or approvals issued by the Texas |
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Private Security Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.163(g), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g) Chapter 53 does not apply to a determination of whether |
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an applicant is disqualified from owning or possessing a firearm as |
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provided by Subsection (b)(1) and an [An] individual's eligibility |
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under that subsection [this section] is not affected by a |
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relationship or lack of relationship between the nature of a |
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criminal charge or conviction and the regulated occupation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1702.1685(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An applicant for a security officer commission must |
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demonstrate the required proficiency not earlier than the 90th day |
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[within the 90-day period] before the date the application for the |
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security officer commission is submitted [issued]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1702.301, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (b), (g), and (h) and adding Subsection |
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(b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a [A] security |
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officer commission expires on the second anniversary of the date |
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the commission is issued. |
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(b-1) A security officer commission issued to a person who |
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is not a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the |
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United States or a refugee or asylee lawfully admitted into the |
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United States expires on the earlier of: |
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(1) the second anniversary of the date the commission |
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is issued; or |
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(2) the expiration of the person's lawful presence in |
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the United States as determined by the appropriate United States |
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agency in compliance with federal law. |
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(g) A letter of authority[,] or a school approval [or school
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instructor approval] letter issued by the board[,] expires on the |
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first anniversary of the date of issuance. |
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(h) A license, registration, instructor approval letter, or |
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endorsement issued under this chapter, other than one specified in |
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this section, expires on the date specified by this chapter or by |
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board rule. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Sections 1702.163(g) and 1702.1685(c), |
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Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an |
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application for an original or renewal security officer commission |
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that is submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application submitted before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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(b) Section 1702.301, Occupations Code, as amended by this |
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Act, applies only to a security officer commission or an instructor |
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approval letter issued or renewed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A security officer commission or an instructor approval |
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letter issued or renewed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the security officer |
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commission or instructor approval letter was issued or renewed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |