TITLE: Relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument.

SUMMARY: Relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 3105.003, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 3105.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR MONUMENT. (a) A [person is eligible to have the] person's name shall be included on the monument if the person was killed in the line of duty and was: (1) a law enforcement officer or peace officer for this state or a political subdivision of this state under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law; (2) a federal law enforcement officer or special agent performing duties in this state, including those officers under Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure; or (3) a corrections or detention officer or county or municipal jailer employed or appointed by a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this state. (b) It is presumed that a person described by subsection (a) was killed in the line of duty if the Employees Retirement System of Texas has awarded benefits to the eligible survivors of the person as provided by Chapter 615. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2017.