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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to guard dog companies and abolishing the regulation of |
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guard dog trainers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.109, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1702.109. GUARD DOG COMPANY. A person acts as a guard |
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dog company for the purposes of this chapter if the person places, |
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rents, or sells [, or trains] a dog used to: |
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(1) protect an individual or property; or |
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(2) conduct an investigation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1702.221(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An individual must obtain the appropriate endorsement |
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in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and related |
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administrative rules if the individual: |
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(1) is employed as: |
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(A) an alarm instructor; |
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(B) an alarm systems installer; |
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(C) an alarm systems monitor; |
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(D) an electronic access control device |
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installer; |
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(E) a level 3 classroom or firearm instructor; |
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(F) a locksmith; |
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(G) [a dog trainer;
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[(H)] a manager or branch office manager; |
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(H) [(I)] a noncommissioned security officer; |
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(I) [(J)] a level 4 personal protection |
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instructor; |
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(J) [(K)] a private investigator; |
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(K) [(L)] a private security consultant; |
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(L) [(M)] a security salesperson; or |
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(M) [(N)] an individual whose duties include |
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performing another activity for which an endorsement is required |
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under Subsection (e); or |
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(2) is an owner who oversees the security-related |
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aspects of the business, officer, partner, or shareholder of a |
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license holder. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1702.283, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1702.283. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. A person who has been |
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convicted of cruelty to animals under Section 42.09 or 42.092, |
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Penal Code: |
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(1) is ineligible for a license as a guard dog company |
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[or for endorsement as a dog trainer]; and |
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(2) may not be employed to work with dogs as a security |
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officer by a security services contractor or security department of |
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a private business that uses dogs to protect individuals or |
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property or to conduct investigations. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1702.301(d), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Endorsement as a private investigator, manager, branch |
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office manager, alarm systems installer, security consultant, |
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security salesperson, or alarm systems monitor [, or dog trainer] |
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expires on the second anniversary of the date of endorsement. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1702.225, Occupations Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 6. On the effective date of this Act, an endorsement |
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as a dog trainer issued under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, |
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expires. |
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SECTION 7. (a) The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect the validity of a proceeding pending before a court or other |
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governmental entity on the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) An offense or other violation of law committed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the offense or violation was committed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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subsection, an offense or violation was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense or |
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violation occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |