{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0163","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.0163","heading":"HIRING OFFICERS WITH PREVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.","body":"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.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (H.B. 11), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.0163","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ec9620d08d1ac28f8a47280d0ea6f12f1a359a854d6205a115ea3004217e47ba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0162","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}