Sec. 493.019.  ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.  The inspector general may appoint employees who are certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement as qualified to be peace officers to serve under the direction of the inspector general and assist the inspector general in performing the enforcement duties of the department.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.009, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.015 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(40), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 434), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.27, eff. May 18, 2013.