TITLE: Relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Indian Tribe to commission peace officers.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Indian Tribe to commission peace officers.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of the Kickapoo Indian Tribe to commission peace officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Article 2.126, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: Art. 2.126. PEACE OFFICERS COMMISSIONED BY THE ALABAMA-COUSHATTA AND KICKAPOO INDIAN TRIBES [TRIBE].SECTION 2. Article 2.126(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (a) The tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe or the tribal council of the Kickapoo Indian Tribe is authorized to employ and commission peace officers for the purpose of enforcing state law within the boundaries of the tribe's reservation. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.