Bill Text: TX HB2883 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a regional center for public safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-08 - Referred to Higher Education [HB2883 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2883-Introduced.html
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| By: Munoz, Jr. | H.B. No. 2883 | |
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| relating to the establishment of a regional center for public | ||
| safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 130, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 130.093 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 130.093. REGIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EXCELLENCE. | ||
| (a) In this section: | ||
| (1) "Commission" means the Commission on Law | ||
| Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. | ||
| (2) "Regional center" means the regional center for | ||
| public safety excellence established under this section. | ||
| (b) The regional center for public safety excellence is | ||
| established to develop and provide initial and continuing education | ||
| and training, including education and training leading toward an | ||
| associate of applied science degree and basic peace officer | ||
| certification, for law enforcement personnel in the Rio Grande | ||
| Valley. | ||
| (c) South Texas College shall administer the regional | ||
| center in partnership with political subdivisions and | ||
| participating school districts in the Rio Grande Valley. The | ||
| headquarters of the regional center are located at South Texas | ||
| College in Pharr, Texas. The regional center may use property and | ||
| facilities at other locations in Hidalgo County. | ||
| (d) In developing its training programs and courses, the | ||
| regional center shall ensure that the program or course curriculum | ||
| satisfies any requirements imposed by the commission under | ||
| Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, for the regional | ||
| center to operate as a commission-approved training provider under | ||
| that chapter. | ||
| (e) The commission may authorize reimbursement for a | ||
| political subdivision or state agency for expenses incurred in | ||
| attendance by personnel of the entity at a training program offered | ||
| by the regional center. | ||
| (f) The regional center may solicit and accept gifts and | ||
| grants from any public or private source for purposes of this | ||
| section. The legislature may appropriate money for purposes of | ||
| this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
