2005 Texas Government Code CHAPTER 3105. TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS\' MEMORIAL

GOVERNMENT CODE

CHAPTER 3105. TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL


	§ 3105.001. PURPOSE OF MEMORIAL.  The Texas Peace 
Officers' Memorial is a monument erected on the grounds of the 
Capitol Complex to recognize and honor the ultimate sacrifice made 
by law enforcement and corrections officers in this state who were 
killed in the line of duty.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 378, § 1, eff. June 18, 2003.           


	§ 3105.002. DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                  
		(1)  "Board" means the State Preservation Board.                              
		(2)  "Commission" means the Commission on Law 
Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
		(3)  "Memorial" means the Texas Peace Officers' 
Memorial.                   

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 378, § 1, eff. June 18, 2003.           


	§ 3105.003. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMORIAL.  A person is 
eligible to have the person's name on the memorial if the person was 
killed in the line of duty and was:
		(1)  a law enforcement officer or peace officer for 
this state or a political subdivision of this state under Article 
2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law;
		(2)  a federal law enforcement officer or special agent 
performing duties in this state, including those officers under 
Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure;  or
		(3)  a corrections or detention officer or county or 
municipal jailer employed or appointed by a municipal, county, or 
state penal institution in this state.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 378, § 1, eff. June 18, 2003.           


	§ 3105.004. MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIAL.  (a) The board is 
responsible for the maintenance of the memorial.  The board shall:
		(1)  establish a schedule for the maintenance of the 
memorial;  and         
		(2)  select persons to maintain the memorial.                                 
	(b)  The commission shall:                                                     
		(1)  establish and maintain historical and archival 
records of the inducted officers and jailers that must be 
accessible to family members and independent researchers;
		(2)  adopt rules and establish procedures for adding 
names to the memorial in accordance with Section 3105.003;  and
		(3)  raise money from private or public entities for 
the continued maintenance and update of the memorial and transfer 
all the money to the board.
	(c)  The commission may contract with public or private 
entities to:         
		(1)  facilitate research;                                                     
		(2)  establish and maintain historical and archival 
records;  and           
		(3)  store records in a place accessible to the public.                       
	(d)  An entity that collects funds for the Texas Peace 
Officers' Memorial shall send that money to the commission to be 
deposited in the Capitol fund account.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 378, § 1, eff. June 18, 2003.           


	§ 3105.005. ACCOUNT.  (a) Money contributed to the state 
for a purpose related to the memorial shall be deposited by the 
board in the Capitol fund to the credit of a separate 
interest-bearing account established for the memorial.
	(b)  Notwithstanding other law, income from investments of 
money in the account shall be deposited to the credit of the 
account.
	(c)  Money in the account may be used only for the purposes 
prescribed by this chapter.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 378, § 1, eff. June 18, 2003.