Texas § GV.3105.007 - TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL CEREMONY

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§ GV.3105.007. TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL CEREMONY

TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL CEREMONY. (a) The committee shall meet as necessary to plan and coordinate an annual memorial ceremony on the Capitol grounds to honor Texas peace officers who were killed in the line of duty. (b) The committee shall hold the ceremony on a date selected by the committee during the week in which May 8 occurs. (c) The ceremony may be funded by public or private money. (d) Each odd-numbered year, the ceremony must include: (1) a parade of law enforcement color guards and personnel ending at the Capitol; and (2) a ceremony held during a joint session of the legislature on the floor of the house of representatives, if possible. (e) During the ceremony under this section, the name of each peace officer who is being added to the monument that year must be read and the surviving family members of the peace officer must be recognized. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1090 (H.B. 3647 ), Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 2017.

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