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Tex. Government Code § 411.0163: HIRING OFFICERS WITH PREVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.
Where this section sits in the code
- GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
- SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
- CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
- SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, at the time a commissioned officer is hired, elect to credit up to four years of experience as a peace officer in the state as years of service for the purpose of calculating the officer's salary under Schedule C. All officers are subject to the one-year probationary period under Section 411.007(g) notwithstanding the officer's rank or salary classification.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (H.B. 11), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.
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