HBA-EVB, DMD H.B. 949 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 949
By: Jones, Charles
Public Safety
2/15/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, reserve peace officers for a county, department, precinct, or
political subdivision in a county with a population of less than 50,000 are
subject to the Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act, and
are thus prohibited from being compensated by a public entity for security
work at public events. This may strain the staff and budget of a rural
sheriff's department. H.B. 949 amends Section 3(a), Private Investigators
and Private Security Agencies Act, Article 4413(29bb), V.T.C.S., to
establish that the Act does not apply to such  persons. 

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 Section 3(a), Private Investigators and Private Security
Agencies Act, Article 4413(29bb), V.T.C.S., to exempt from the Act a person
who is a reserve peace officer for a county, department, precinct, or
political subdivision  in a county with a population of less than 50,000.
Redesignates Subdivisions (5)-(32) to Subdivisions (6)-(33).  

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.