HBA-DMD H.B. 2023 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2023
By: Carter
Public Safety
4/16/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
Education (TCLEOSE) employs investigators to examine license candidates and
complaints against licensees. TCLEOSE investigators, who are not
commissioned officers, may be called upon to investigate commissioned
officers. H.B. 2023 authorizes TCLEOSE to commission investigators that are
employed by TCLEOSE as peace officers for the limited purpose of assisting
TCLEOSE in administering this chapter. This bill also makes investigators
commissioned by TCLEOSE peace officers. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 415, Government Code, by adding
Section 415.016, as follows: 

Sec. 415.016. AUTHORITY TO COMMISSION INVESTIGATORS AS PEACE OFFICERS.
Authorizes the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
Education (TCLEOSE) to commission investigators employed by TCLEOSE as
peace officers for the limited purpose of assisting TCLEOSE in
administering this chapter.  

SECTION 2.  Amends Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, to include
investigators commissioned by TCLEOSE under Section 415.016, Government
Code, among those that are peace officers. Makes conforming changes. 

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.