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TX Govt Code § 614.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter E. Polygraph Examinations|Section 614.063. Polygraph Examination

Sec. 614.063.  POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION.  (a)  A peace officer may not be suspended, discharged, or subjected to any other form of employment discrimination by the organization employing or appointing the peace officer because the peace officer refuses to submit to a polygraph examination as part of an internal investigation regarding the conduct of the peace officer unless:(1)  the complainant submits to and passes a polygraph examination;  or(2)  the peace officer is ordered to take an examination under Subsection (d) or (e).(b)  Subsection (a)(1) does not apply if the complainant is physically or mentally incapable of being polygraphed.(c)  For the purposes of this section, a person passes a polygraph examination if, in the opinion of the polygraph examiner, no deception is indicated regarding matters critical to the matter under investigation.(d)  The head of the law enforcement organization that employs or appoints a peace officer may require the peace officer to submit to a polygraph examination under this subsection if:(1)  the subject matter of the complaint is confined to the internal operations of the organization employing or appointing the peace officer;(2)  the complainant is an employee or appointee of the organization employing or appointing the peace officer;  and(3)  the complaint does not appear to be invalid based on the information available when the polygraph is ordered.(e)  The head of the law enforcement organization that employs or appoints a peace officer may require the peace officer to submit to a polygraph examination under this subsection if the head of the law enforcement organization considers the circumstances to be extraordinary and the head of the law enforcement organization believes that the integrity of a peace officer or the law enforcement organization is in question.  The head of the law enforcement organization shall provide the peace officer with a written explanation of the nature of the extraordinary circumstances and how the integrity of a peace officer or the law enforcement organization is in question.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 614.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter F. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Insurance Program|Section 614.071. Definitions

Sec. 614.071.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service.(2)  "Fund" means the rural volunteer fire department insurance fund.(3)  "Partially paid fire department" means a fire department operated by its members that includes:(A)  some volunteer members;  and(B)  not more than 20 paid members.(4)  "Program" means the rural volunteer fire department insurance program.(5)  "Service" means the Texas Forest Service, an agency of The Texas A&M University System.(6)  "Volunteer fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, including a partially paid fire department, that:(A)  is operated on a not-for-profit basis, including a department exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code;  and(B)  participates in a firefighter certification program administered:(i)  under Section 419.071;(ii)  by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas;  or(iii)  by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1363, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 614.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter F. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Insurance Program|Section 614.072. Administration of Program

Sec. 614.072.  ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.  (a)  The Texas Forest Service shall administer the rural volunteer fire department insurance program established under this subchapter.(b)  The director may adopt rules necessary to assist rural volunteer fire departments in the payment of:(1)  workers' compensation insurance;(2)  audit costs for workers' compensation claims in any year in which there is an abnormally high number of wildfires; and(3)  accidental death and disability insurance.(c)  The service may employ staff to administer the program.(d)  The director shall, in consultation with the advisory committee appointed under Section 614.073:(1)  determine reasonable criteria and qualifications for the distribution of money from the fund;  and(2)  establish a procedure for reporting and processing requests for money from the fund.(e)  In developing the criteria and qualifications for the distribution of money from the fund under Subsection (d), the director may not prohibit a volunteer fire department from receiving funds from a political subdivision.(f)  The director shall prepare an annual written report on the activity, status, and effectiveness of the fund and shall submit the report to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives before September 1 of each year.(g)  Any assistance provided under this subchapter to a volunteer fire department or a firefighter who is a member of a volunteer fire department may not be considered compensation, and a firefighter receiving assistance under this subchapter may not be considered to be in the paid service of any governing body.(h)  Administration costs associated with the program during a state fiscal year may not exceed seven percent of the total deposited to the credit of the fund as required by Section 151.801(c-2), Tax Code, during the previous fiscal year.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1363, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1248 (H.B. 2667), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 471 (S.B. 761), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter F. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Insurance Program|Section 614.073. Advisory Committee

Sec. 614.073.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The director shall appoint an advisory committee to advise the director in regard to the administration of the program.(b)  The advisory committee consists of five members with one member appointed from each of the following geographic regions of the state:  north, south, east, west, and central.(c)  A member of the advisory committee is entitled to reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses incurred by the member in performing duties as a member of the advisory committee, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by general law or the General Appropriations Act.  A member may not receive compensation for services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1363, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 614.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter F. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Insurance Program|Section 614.074. Requests for Assistance

Sec. 614.074.  REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE.  (a)  A request for assistance from the fund shall be submitted to the director.(b)  On receiving a request for assistance, the director shall determine whether to provide assistance and the amount of the assistance to be provided, if any, based on the criteria developed in consultation with the advisory committee under Section 614.072.  A written copy of the decision shall be sent to the requestor and each member of the advisory committee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1363, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 614.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter F. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Insurance Program|Section 614.075. Fund

Sec. 614.075.  FUND.  (a)  The rural volunteer fire department insurance fund is an account in the general revenue fund and is composed of money deposited as required by Section 151.801(c-2), Tax Code, and contributions to the fund from any other source.(b)  Money in the fund may be used only for a purpose under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1363, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 471 (S.B. 761), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter G. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program|Section 614.101. Definitions

Sec. 614.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service of The Texas A&M University System.(2)  "Fund" means the volunteer fire department assistance fund.(3)  "Program" means the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.(4)  "Service" means the Texas Forest Service of The Texas A&M University System.(5)  "Part-paid fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, some of whom are volunteers and not more than 20 of whom are paid.(6)  "Volunteer fire department" means a fire department operated by its members, including a part-paid fire department, that is operated on a not-for-profit basis, including a department that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1129, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 614.071 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(79), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 614.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter G. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program|Section 614.103. Requests for Assistance

Sec. 614.103.  REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE.  (a)  A request for assistance from the fund shall be submitted to the director.(a-1)  A volunteer fire department whose equipment is damaged or lost in responding to a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014 in an area subject to the declaration may submit a request for emergency assistance from the fund for:(1)  the replacement or repair of damaged or lost personal protective equipment or other firefighting equipment; and(2)  the purchase of a machine to clean personal protective equipment.(b)  On receiving a request for assistance, the director shall determine whether to provide assistance and the amount of the assistance to be provided, if any, based on the criteria developed under Section 614.102.  A written copy of the decision shall be sent to the requestor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1129, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 614.073 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(79), 3(27), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 877 (H.B. 3070), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 614.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter G. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program|Section 614.104. Fund

Sec. 614.104.  FUND.  (a)  The volunteer fire department assistance fund is an account in the general revenue fund and is composed of money collected under Chapter 2007, Insurance Code, and contributions to the fund from any other source.(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), money in the fund may be used only for a purpose under this subchapter.(c)  The service may expend an amount not to exceed $5 million each year from the fund for staffing and operating costs associated with the preparation and delivery of the service's statewide wildfire protection plan.(d)  Money in the fund may be appropriated for a contribution to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System subject to Section 865.015.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1129, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 614.074 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(79), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1000 (H.B. 4002), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter G. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program|Section 614.105. Separate Account for Money From Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Sec. 614.105.  SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR MONEY FROM TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION.  (a)  The service shall maintain a separate account within the volunteer fire department assistance fund.(b)  The account shall contain money:(1)  previously appropriated to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection for the administration of the fire department emergency program and transferred to the service;(2)  received from the repayment of outstanding loans transferred to the service from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection fire department emergency program; and(3)  from any legislative appropriations for the purposes of Subsection (c).(c)  The money in the account may be used only to award grants for scholarships for the education and training of firefighters or for purchasing necessary firefighting equipment and facilities for:(1)  a municipal fire department with any number of paid personnel;(2)  a fire department operated by its members, some of whom are volunteers and some of whom are paid; or(3)  a volunteer fire department.(d)  The service shall administer all outstanding loans transferred from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection fire department emergency program and deposit money obtained as repayment of those loans to the credit of the account created under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1011), Sec. 25, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 614.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter G. Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program|Section 614.106. Rules; Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act

Sec. 614.106.  RULES; APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.  The director shall adopt rules for the administration of the program authorized by this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2001.  The rules must ensure public participation, transparency, and accountability in administration of the program.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (S.B. 646), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 614.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter H. Peace Officer Identification Cards|Section 614.121. Definitions

Sec. 614.121.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Full-time peace officer" means a person elected, employed, or appointed as a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, who:(A)  works as a peace officer on average at least 32 hours per week, exclusive of paid vacation; and(B)  is compensated by this state or a political subdivision of this state at least at the federal minimum wage and is entitled to all employee benefits offered to a peace officer by the state or political subdivision.(2)  "Honorably retired peace officer" means a former peace officer who:(A)  previously served but is not currently serving as an elected, appointed, or employed peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law;(B)  did not retire in lieu of any disciplinary action;(C)  was eligible to retire from a law enforcement agency in this state or was ineligible to retire only as a result of an injury received in the course of the officer's employment with the agency;  and(D)  is eligible to receive a pension or annuity for service as a law enforcement officer in this state or is ineligible to receive a pension or annuity only because the law enforcement agency that employed the officer does not offer a pension or annuity to its employees.(3)  "Part-time peace officer" means a person elected, employed, or appointed as a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, who:(A)  works as a peace officer on average less than 32 hours per week, exclusive of paid vacation; and(B)  is compensated by this state or a political subdivision of this state at least at the federal minimum wage and is entitled to all employee benefits offered to a peace officer by the state or political subdivision.(3-a)  "Qualified retired law enforcement officer" has the meaning assigned by 18 U.S.C. Section 926C.(4)  "Reserve law enforcement officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (H.B. 3613), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1109 (H.B. 3212), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 614.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter H. Peace Officer Identification Cards|Section 614.122. Peace Officers

Sec. 614.122.  PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  The law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a peace officer shall issue an identification card to its full-time or part-time peace officers.(b)  The identification card must include:(1)  the full name of the peace officer;(2)  a photograph of the peace officer consistent with the peace officer's appearance;(3)  the name of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appointed or employs the peace officer or that the peace officer was elected to serve;(4)  if applicable, the signature of the person appointing or employing the person as a peace officer on behalf of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity;(5)  a brief description of the peace officer, including the peace officer's height, weight, and eye color;(6)  the thumbprint of the peace officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the peace officer;(7)  the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity appointed or employed the peace officer;(8)  the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issued the card to the peace officer; and(9)  a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week that a person may call to verify the validity of the identification card.(c)  On the identification card, the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issues the card shall print:(1)  "State of Texas" and the state seal; and(2)  "This identification card certifies that (insert name of peace officer) is commissioned by (insert name of law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs the peace officer) as a (insert "full-time peace officer" or "part-time peace officer")."(d)  The head of a law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a peace officer shall recover the identification card at the time of the peace officer's resignation or termination.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (H.B. 3613), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 614.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 614 - Peace Officers and Fire Fighters|Subchapter H. Peace Officer Identification Cards|Section 614.123. Reserve Law Enforcement Officer

Sec. 614.123.  RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.  (a)  The law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a reserve law enforcement officer shall issue an identification card to its reserve law enforcement officers.(b)  The identification card must include:(1)  the full name of the reserve law enforcement officer;(2)  a photograph of the reserve law enforcement officer consistent with the reserve law enforcement officer's appearance;(3)  the name of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appointed or employs the reserve law enforcement officer;(4)  if applicable, the signature of the person appointing or employing the person as a reserve law enforcement officer on behalf of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity;(5)  a brief description of the reserve law enforcement officer, including the reserve law enforcement officer's height, weight, and eye color;(6)  the thumbprint of the reserve law enforcement officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the reserve law enforcement officer;(7)  the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity appointed or employed the reserve law enforcement officer;(8)  the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issued the card to the reserve law enforcement officer; and(9)  a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week that a person may call to verify the validity of the identification card.(c)  On the identification card, the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issues the card shall print:(1)  "State of Texas" and the state seal; and(2)  "This identification card certifies that (insert name of reserve law enforcement officer) is commissioned by (insert name of law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs the reserve law enforcement officer) as a reserve law enforcement officer."(d)  The head of a law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a reserve law enforcement officer shall recover the identification card at the time of the reserve law enforcement officer's resignation or termination.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (H.B. 3613), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|