(a) Except as expressly provided by this chapter, this chapter does not:
- (1) limit the powers or duties of a municipality or county; or
- (2) affect Chapter 143, Local Government Code.
- (b) This chapter does not affect a constable or other officer or county jailer elected under the Texas Constitution before September 1, 1985, and does not affect a person who held the office of sheriff before January 1, 1994.
- (c) This chapter does not prevent an employing agency from establishing qualifications and standards for hiring or training officers and county jailers that exceed the commission's minimum standards.
- (d) A provision of this chapter applying to issuance or revocation of a peace officer license applies to issuance or revocation of a public security officer license.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.