Bill Text: TX SB1749 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement of the reporting and use of information concerning the termination of a license holder's employment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1749 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1749-Introduced.html
86R10676 MAW-D | ||
By: Seliger | S.B. No. 1749 |
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relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement of | ||
the reporting and use of information concerning the termination of | ||
a license holder's employment. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. In this Act: | ||
(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Law | ||
Enforcement. | ||
(2) "License holder" means a person licensed under | ||
Chapter 1701, Occupations Code. | ||
SECTION 2. The commission shall study: | ||
(1) compliance by law enforcement agencies with the | ||
requirement that a law enforcement agency: | ||
(A) submit employment termination reports to the | ||
commission under Section 1701.452, Occupations Code, for a license | ||
holder who resigns or retires from employment with the law | ||
enforcement agency, whose appointment with the law enforcement | ||
agency is terminated, or who separates from the law enforcement | ||
agency for any other reason; and | ||
(B) obtain under Section 1701.451, Occupations | ||
Code, employment termination reports regarding an applicant for | ||
employment with the agency; and | ||
(2) the extent to which law enforcement agencies use | ||
the information in an employment termination report to make | ||
employment decisions. | ||
SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2020, the commission | ||
shall report the results of the study and make recommendations to | ||
the legislature regarding improving the reporting and | ||
consideration of information concerning license holder | ||
terminations or separations. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act expires January 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |