82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3823, Chapter 855 Page: 1 of 7
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Chapter 855
H.B. No. 3823
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the regulation of certain telecommunicators; providing
3 penalties.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 1701.001, Occupations Code, is amended
6 by adding Subdivision (7) to read as follows:
7 (7) "Telecommunicator" means a person acknowledged by
8 the commission and employed by or serving a law enforcement agency
9 that performs law enforcement services on a 24-hour basis who
10 receives, processes, and transmits public safety information and
11 criminal justice data for the agency by using a base radio station
12 on a public safety frequency regulated by the Federal
13 Communications Commission or by another method of communication.
14 SECTION 2. Section 1701.003(c), Occupations Code, is
15 amended to read as follows:
16 (c) This chapter does not prevent an employing agency from
17 establishing qualifications and standards for hiring or training
18 officers [and] county jailers, or telecommunicators that exceed
19 the commission's minimum standards.
20 SECTION 3. Section 1701.151, Occupations Code, is amended
21 to read as follows:
22 Sec. 1701.151. GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSION; RULEMAKING
23 AUTHORITY. The commission may:
24 (1) adopt rules for the administration of this chapter
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3823, Chapter 855, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311561/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.