Whether they will actually assign any staffers to do them, once they are able, is a completely different question
Search found 3 matches
Return to “January Applicants”
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:22 pm
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
- Topic: January Applicants
- Replies: 341
- Views: 63471
Re: January Applicants
It has the ability to, since they are complaining that only commisioned officers can do the BG checks, and that is the reason for the delay.
Whether they will actually assign any staffers to do them, once they are able, is a completely different question
Whether they will actually assign any staffers to do them, once they are able, is a completely different question
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:12 pm
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
- Topic: January Applicants
- Replies: 341
- Views: 63471
Re: January Applicants
Yes! I Found it! This is from the enrolled version of the Sunset Bill.
The new text added by the bill is Bolded and underlined
The new text added by the bill is Bolded and underlined
So this means, as of September 1st, BG Checks for CHL's have no excuse for taking so long anymore! :)SECTION 11.05. Section 411.176, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 411.176. REVIEW OF APPLICATION MATERIALS. (a) On receipt of [the] application materials by the department at its Austin headquarters, the department shall conduct the appropriate criminal history record check of the applicant through its computerized criminal history system. Not later than the 30th day after the date the department receives the application materials, the department shall forward the materials to the director's designee in the geographical area of the applicant's residence so that the designee may conduct the investigation described by Subsection (b). For purposes of this section, the director's designee may be a noncommissioned employee of the department.
(b) The director's designee as needed shall conduct an additional criminal history record check of the applicant and an investigation of the applicant's local official records to verify the accuracy of the application materials. The director's designee may access any records necessary for purposes of this subsection.
...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:07 pm
- Forum: The "Waiting Room"
- Topic: January Applicants
- Replies: 341
- Views: 63471
Re: January Applicants
IF I recall correctly, I remember reading through the sunset bill (Yes, I Actually read through the ENTIRE thing, albeit at a breakneck speed to just see what overall went through) something precisely about this...thorkyl wrote:Starting to come to light...
They don't have enough commissioned LEO's...
Just want to let you know that I have sent a e-mail to the Department of
Public Safety asking someone to please check the status of your
application and to give me a call. Just to let you know. DPS was
beginning to see a slow-down about a month ago and for some unknown
reason they are once again seeing a large spike in new applications. The
problem is the security clearance. A commissioned officer is the only
one that can run a background check. I will let you know as soon as I
get a call-back.
Barbara Lewis
Constituent Services Director
Senate District 11
I recall something being in that bill that will now allow STAFFERS, and not just Commissioned LEO's, but under the authority of Commissioned LEO's, to do the background checks for CHL's.
I'm going to have to read through it all again now and see if I can find it again, but if it did make it, that should SERIOUSLY help on the BG check speeds.
Charles, can you confirm if this did, in fact, make it to the 'final' passed version of the bill?