37 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.1
General Eligibility of Deceased Texas Peace Officers
Effective Jun 1, 200429 TexReg 3829Source Note: The provisions of this §229.1 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 241; amended to be effective August 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 5271; amended to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3829.Texas Secretary of State
(a) A deceased Texas peace officer, killed in the line of duty, is eligible for inclusion on the Texas peace officers' memorial if the person was:
- (1) a Texas peace officer among those listed under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 2.12;
- (2) a Texas peace officer among those licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, under the Government Code, Chapter 415, or Occupations Code 1701 a federal law enforcement officer or special agent performing duties in this state, including those officers under Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure;
- (3) a Texas peace officer among those listed under the Texas Education Code;
- (4) a Texas peace officer among those named as such by other Texas law;
- (5) a Texas peace officer who, in historical perspective, would be eligible under any of the preceding criteria; or
- (6) a Texas corrections officer employed or appointed by a municipal, county or state penal institution.
- (b) The effective date of this section as amended shall be June 1, 2004.
Source Note:The provisions of this §229.1 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 241; amended to be effective August 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 5271; amended to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3829.