reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.002. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 614.002.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a peace officer or fire fighter employed by:
(1)  the state;
(2)  a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more;  or
(3)  a county with a population of 190,000 or more.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (H.B. 1177), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.003. Entitlement to Legislative Leave

Sec. 614.003.  ENTITLEMENT TO LEGISLATIVE LEAVE.  A peace officer or fire fighter is entitled as provided by this subchapter to legislative leave to serve in, appear before, or petition a governmental body during a regular or special session of the body.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.004. Eligibility for Legislative Leave

Sec. 614.004.  ELIGIBILITY FOR LEGISLATIVE LEAVE.  (a)  To be eligible for legislative leave, a peace officer or fire fighter must submit a written application to the individual's employer on or before the 30th day before the date the individual intends to begin the legislative leave.
(b)  The application must state the length of the requested leave and that the peace officer or fire fighter is willing to reimburse the employer for any wages, pension, or other costs the employer will incur as a result of the leave.
(c)  The length of requested leave may not exceed the length of the session.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.005. Money Required to Offset Costs of Legislative Leave

Sec. 614.005.  MONEY REQUIRED TO OFFSET COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE LEAVE.  (a)  An employer may require reimbursement of all costs associated with legislative leave under this subchapter.
(b)  Within 30 days after the date an employer receives an application, the employer shall notify the peace officer or fire fighter in writing of the actual amount of money required to offset the costs the employer will incur.
(c)  An employer may require a peace officer or fire fighter to post the money before granting the leave.
(d)  A peace officer or fire fighter shall give to the employer a sworn statement identifying the source of the money posted.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.006. Employer to Grant Legislative Leave; Exceptions

Sec. 614.006.  EMPLOYER TO GRANT LEGISLATIVE LEAVE;  EXCEPTIONS.  An employer shall grant legislative leave to a peace officer or fire fighter who submits an application as prescribed by this subchapter and who complies with any requirement relating to payment of costs:
(1)  except in an emergency;  or
(2)  unless granting the leave will result in having an insufficient number of employees to carry out the normal functions of the employer.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.007. Insufficiency in Number of Employees; Exchange of Time by Other Employees

Sec. 614.007.  INSUFFICIENCY IN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES;  EXCHANGE OF TIME BY OTHER EMPLOYEES.  (a)  If an employer determines that granting a legislative leave will result in having an insufficient number of employees to carry out the normal functions of the employer, another peace officer or fire fighter of equal rank may volunteer to exchange time of work with the applicant if overtime does not result.
(b)  The employer shall allow a volunteer under Subsection (a) to work for the applicant and shall grant the legislative leave, if overtime will not result and if the volunteer work will result in having a sufficient number of employees.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.008. Legislative Leave Not a Break in Service

Sec. 614.008.  LEGISLATIVE LEAVE NOT A BREAK IN SERVICE.  Legislative leave under this subchapter is not a break in service for any purpose and is treated as any other paid leave, except as provided by Section 614.005.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.009. Legislative Leave to Attend Session of Congress

Sec. 614.009.  LEGISLATIVE LEAVE TO ATTEND SESSION OF CONGRESS.  Legislative leave granted under this subchapter to a peace officer or fire fighter to attend a session of the Congress of the United States shall be granted for not longer than 30 percent of the applicant's total annual working days during each year in which leave is requested.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 A. Legislative Leave for Peace Officer or Fire Fighter › Section 614.010. Employees' Association May Not Reimburse Certain Costs

Sec. 614.010.  EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION MAY NOT REIMBURSE CERTAIN COSTS.  A peace officers' or fire fighters' association may not reimburse a member of the legislature or an employer of a peace officer or fire fighter who serves as a member of the legislature for wages, pension contributions, or other costs incurred as a result of legislative leave taken under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 A. -1. Mental Health Leave › Section 614.015. Mental Health Leave for Peace Officers and Telecommunicators

Sec. 614.015.  MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND TELECOMMUNICATORS.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.
(2)  "Telecommunicator" means a person authorized to act as a telecommunicator under Section 1701.405, Occupations Code.
(b)  Each law enforcement agency, and each agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state that employs a full-time telecommunicator, shall develop and adopt a policy allowing the use of mental health leave by the peace officers and full-time telecommunicators, as applicable, employed by the agency who experience a traumatic event in the scope of that employment.
(c)  A mental health leave policy adopted under this section must:
(1)  provide clear and objective guidelines establishing the circumstances under which a peace officer or telecommunicator is granted and may use mental health leave;
(2)  entitle a peace officer or telecommunicator to mental health leave without a deduction in salary or other compensation;
(3)  enumerate the number of mental health leave days available to a peace officer or telecommunicator; and
(4)  detail the level of anonymity for a peace officer or telecommunicator who takes mental health leave.
(d)  A mental health leave policy adopted under this section may provide a list of mental health services available to peace officers and telecommunicators in the area of the law enforcement or employing agency.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 396 (S.B. 1359), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1119 (H.B. 1486), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 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 B. Complaint Against Law Enforcement Officer › Section 614.021. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 614.021.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Text of subsection effective until January 01, 2025
(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies only to a complaint against:
(1)  a law enforcement officer of the State of Texas, including an officer of the Department of Public Safety or of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
(2)  a fire fighter who is employed by this state or a political subdivision of this state;
(3)  a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law who is appointed or employed by a political subdivision of this state; or
(4)  a detention officer or county jailer who is appointed or employed by a political subdivision of this state.
Text of subsection effective on January 01, 2025
(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies only to a complaint against:
(1)  a law enforcement officer of the State of Texas, including an officer of the Department of Public Safety or of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
(2)  a fire fighter who is employed by this state or a political subdivision of this state;
(3)  a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law who is appointed or employed by a political subdivision of this state; or
(4)  a detention officer or county jailer who is appointed or employed by a political subdivision of this state.
(b)  This subchapter does not apply to a peace officer or fire fighter appointed or employed by a political subdivision that is covered by a meet and confer or collective bargaining agreement under Chapter 143 or 174, Local Government Code, if that agreement includes provisions relating to the investigation of, and disciplinary action resulting from, a complaint against a peace officer or fire fighter, as applicable.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 507 (H.B. 639), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.106, eff. January 1, 2025.
2023 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 B. Complaint Against Law Enforcement Officer › Section 614.022. Complaint to Be in Writing and Signed by Complainant

Sec. 614.022.  COMPLAINT TO BE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY COMPLAINANT.  To be considered by the head of a state agency or by the head of a fire department or local law enforcement agency, the complaint must be:
(1)  in writing; and
(2)  signed by the person making the complaint.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 507 (H.B. 639), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 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 B. Complaint Against Law Enforcement Officer › Section 614.023. Copy of Complaint to Be Given to Officer or Employee

Sec. 614.023.  COPY OF COMPLAINT TO BE GIVEN TO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.  (a)  A copy of a signed complaint against a law enforcement officer of this state or a fire fighter, detention officer, county jailer, or peace officer appointed or employed by a political subdivision of this state shall be given to the officer or employee within a reasonable time after the complaint is filed.
(b)  Disciplinary action may not be taken against the officer or employee unless a copy of the signed complaint is given to the officer or employee.
(c)  In addition to the requirement of Subsection (b), the officer or employee may not be indefinitely suspended or terminated from employment based on the subject matter of the complaint unless:
(1)  the complaint is investigated; and
(2)  there is evidence to prove the allegation of misconduct.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 507 (H.B. 639), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 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 C. Prohibition Against Collecting Debt for Another › Section 614.041. Collecting Debt for Another; Offense

Sec. 614.041.  COLLECTING DEBT FOR ANOTHER;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A peace officer commits an offense if the officer:
(1)  accepts for collection or undertakes the collection of a claim for debt for another, unless the officer acts under a law that prescribes the duties of the officer;  or
(2)  accepts compensation not prescribed by law for accepting for collection or undertaking the collection of a claim for debt for another.
(b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $500.
(c)  In addition to the fine, the peace officer may be removed from office.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 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 D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer › Section 614.0505. Definition

Sec. 614.0505.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "governmental entity" means a state agency, a county, a municipality, or a joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 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 D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer › Section 614.051. Purchase of Firearm by Honorably Retired Peace Officer

Sec. 614.051.  PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY HONORABLY RETIRED PEACE OFFICER.  (a)  An individual may purchase a firearm from a governmental entity if:
(1)  the individual was a peace officer commissioned by the entity;
(2)  the individual was honorably retired from the individual's commission by the entity;
(3)  the firearm had been previously issued to the individual by the entity; and
(4)  the firearm is not a prohibited weapon under Section 46.05, Penal Code.
(b)  An individual may purchase only one firearm from a governmental entity under this section.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.37, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 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 D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer › Section 614.052. Purchase of Firearm by Surviving Spouse, Child, or Parent of Deceased Peace Officer

Sec. 614.052.  PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY SURVIVING SPOUSE, CHILD, OR PARENT OF DECEASED PEACE OFFICER.  (a)  An individual listed under Subsection (b) may purchase a firearm from a governmental entity if:
(1)  the firearm had been previously issued by the entity to a peace officer commissioned by the entity who died while commissioned, without regard to whether the officer died while discharging the officer's official duties; and
(2)  the firearm is not a prohibited weapon under Section 46.05, Penal Code.
(b)  Individuals who may purchase the firearm under Subsection (a) are, in order of precedence:
(1)  the surviving spouse of the deceased peace officer;
(2)  a child of the deceased peace officer;  and
(3)  a parent of the deceased peace officer.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 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 D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer › Section 614.053. Purchase Price of Firearm

Sec. 614.053.  PURCHASE PRICE OF FIREARM.  A governmental entity  shall establish the amount, which may not exceed fair market value, for which a firearm may be purchased under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 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 D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer › Section 614.054. When Firearm May Be Purchased; Delay of Sale by Governmental Entity

Sec. 614.054.  WHEN FIREARM MAY BE PURCHASED;  DELAY OF SALE BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual must purchase a firearm under Section 614.051 before the second anniversary of the date of the person's retirement or under Section 614.052 before the second anniversary of the date of the officer's death.
(b)  A governmental entity that cannot immediately replace the firearm may delay the sale of the firearm until the entity can replace the firearm.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (H.B. 2135), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 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 D. Purchase of Firearm or Uniform of Honorably Retired, Medically Discharged, or Deceased Peace Officer › Section 614.055. Purchase of Uniform Issued to Honorably Retired and Certain Medically Discharged State Peace Officers

Sec. 614.055.  PURCHASE OF UNIFORM ISSUED TO HONORABLY RETIRED AND CERTAIN MEDICALLY DISCHARGED STATE PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  An individual may purchase a uniform from a state agency if:
(1)  the individual was a peace officer commissioned by the agency;
(2)  the individual was honorably retired or medically discharged under conditions other than dishonorable from the individual's commission by the agency; and
(3)  the uniform had been previously issued to the individual by the agency.
(b)  The nearest surviving relative of an individual described by Subsection (a) may purchase the individual's uniform from the state agency.
(c)  A state agency shall establish the amount, which may not exceed fair market value, for which a uniform may be purchased under this section.
(d)  An individual who purchases a uniform or on whose behalf a uniform is purchased under this section may be buried in the uniform.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 218 (H.B. 315), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 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 614.061. Definition

Text of section effective until January 01, 2025
Sec. 614.061.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "peace officer" means a person who:
(1)  is elected, appointed, or employed by a governmental entity;  and
(2)  is a peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.107, eff. January 1, 2025.
2023 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 614.061. Definition

Text of section effective on January 01, 2025
Sec. 614.061.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "peace officer" means a person who:
(1)  is elected, appointed, or employed by a governmental entity; and
(2)  is a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.107, eff. January 1, 2025.
2023 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 614.062. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 614.062.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not apply to a peace officer to whom Section 411.007 applies.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 614.124. Honorably Retired Peace Officer

Sec. 614.124.  HONORABLY RETIRED PEACE OFFICER.  (a)  On request of an honorably retired peace officer who holds a certificate of proficiency under Section 1701.357, Occupations Code, the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that was the last entity to appoint or employ the honorably retired peace officer as a peace officer shall issue an identification card to the honorably retired peace officer.
(b)  The identification card must include:
(1)  the full name of the honorably retired peace officer;
(2)  a photograph of the honorably retired peace officer consistent with the honorably retired peace officer's appearance;
(3)  the name of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued the card to the honorably retired peace officer;
(4)  if applicable, the signature of the person authorizing the issuance of the card on behalf of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity to the honorably retired peace officer;
(5)  a brief description of the honorably retired peace officer, including the honorably retired peace officer's height, weight, and eye color;
(6)  the thumbprint of the honorably retired peace officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the honorably retired peace officer;
(7)  the date the honorably retired peace officer last served as a peace officer for the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity;
(8)  the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issued the card to the honorably retired 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 honorably retired peace officer) is an honorably retired peace officer of (insert name of law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that last appointed or employed the honorably retired peace officer)."
(d)  The head of a law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issued the identification card shall recover the identification card on the date the identification card expires.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 938 (H.B. 3613), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 738 (H.B. 1083), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.