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.