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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for a security officer commission. |
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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. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for an original or renewal security officer |
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commission that is submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act |
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is 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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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |