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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license |
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laws to community supervision and corrections department officers |
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and juvenile probation officers; reducing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.1882(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who is serving in this state as a judge or |
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justice of a federal court, as an active judicial officer[,] as |
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defined by Section 411.201, [or] as a district attorney, assistant |
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district attorney, criminal district attorney, assistant criminal |
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district attorney, county attorney, or assistant county attorney, |
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as a supervision officer as defined by Section 2, Article 42.12, |
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Code of Criminal Procedure, or as a juvenile probation officer may |
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establish handgun proficiency for the purposes of this subchapter |
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by obtaining from a handgun proficiency instructor approved by the |
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Texas Commission on Law Enforcement for purposes of Section |
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1702.1675, Occupations Code, a sworn statement that indicates that |
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the person, during the 12-month period preceding the date of the |
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person's application to the department, demonstrated to the |
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instructor proficiency in the use of handguns. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1953 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1953. REDUCTION OF FEES FOR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION |
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AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND JUVENILE PROBATION |
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OFFICERS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, |
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an applicant who is serving in this state as a supervision officer, |
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as defined by Section 2, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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or as a juvenile probation officer shall pay a fee of $25 for the |
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issuance of an original or renewed license under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a concealed handgun license issued or renewed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A concealed handgun license issued or |
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renewed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law |
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in effect on the date the license was issued or renewed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |