CHAPTER 3106. STAR OF TEXAS AWARDS - Texas Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 11. STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS; PRESERVATION

SUBTITLE A. STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS

CHAPTER 3106. STAR OF TEXAS AWARDS

Sec. 3106.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Emergency medical first responder" means an employee or

volunteer of the state, a political subdivision, or an emergency

medical services provider who provides urgent on-site medical

care to the sick or injured.

(2) "Firefighter" includes a volunteer firefighter.

(3) "Peace officer" means a peace officer commissioned by the

state or a political subdivision of the state under Article 2.12,

Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20,

2003.

Renumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.001 by Acts 2005,

79th Leg., Ch.

728, Sec. 23.001(43), eff. September 1, 2005.

Sec. 3106.002. PEACE OFFICERS' STAR OF TEXAS AWARD. (a) The

Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award shall be awarded to each

peace officer who is seriously injured in the line of duty and

the surviving next of kin of each peace officer who is killed or

sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.

(a) The Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award shall be awarded to:

(1) each peace officer who is seriously injured in the line of

duty;

(2) the surviving next of kin of each peace officer who is

killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty;

(3) each federal law enforcement officer or special agent who is

seriously injured while performing duties in this state to assist

a state or local law enforcement agency; and

(4) the surviving next of kin of each federal law enforcement

officer or special agent who is killed or sustains a fatal injury

while performing duties in this state to assist a state or local

law enforcement agency.

(b) The Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award Advisory Committee

shall advise the governor on the issuance, design, and

presentation of the Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award.

(c) The committee consists of three current or retired peace

officers appointed by the governor who have each served with

distinction during a lengthy career as a peace officer.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20,

2003.

Renumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.002 by Acts 2005,

79th Leg., Ch.

728, Sec. 23.001(43), eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.

990, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

109, Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2007.

Sec. 3106.003. FIREFIGHTERS' STAR OF TEXAS AWARD. (a) The

Firefighters' Star of Texas Award shall be awarded to each

firefighter who is seriously injured in the line of duty and the

surviving next of kin of each firefighter who is killed or

sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.

(b) The Firefighters' Star of Texas Award Advisory Committee

shall advise the governor on the issuance, design, and

presentation of the Firefighters' Star of Texas Award.

(c) The committee consists of three current or retired

firefighters appointed by the governor who have each served with

distinction during a lengthy career as a firefighter.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20,

2003.

Renumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.003 by Acts 2005,

79th Leg., Ch.

728, Sec. 23.001(43), eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.

990, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 3106.004. EMERGENCY MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS' STAR OF TEXAS

AWARD. (a) The Emergency Medical First Responders' Star of

Texas Award shall be awarded to each emergency medical first

responder who is seriously injured in the line of duty and the

surviving next of kin of each emergency medical first responder

who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.

(b) The Emergency Medical First Responders' Star of Texas Award

Advisory Committee shall advise the governor on the issuance,

design, and presentation of the Emergency Medical First

Responders' Star of Texas Award.

(c) The committee consists of three current or retired emergency

medical first responders appointed by the governor who have each

served with distinction during a lengthy career as an emergency

medical first responder.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20,

2003.

Renumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.004 by Acts 2005,

79th Leg., Ch.

728, Sec. 23.001(43), eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.

990, Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 3106.005. GENERAL MATTERS AFFECTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(a) Each member of an advisory committee created under this

chapter serves at the will of the governor.

(b) The governor shall designate the presiding officer of each

advisory committee.

(c) Each advisory committee shall meet once annually at the call

of the governor or the presiding officer of the committee not

later than three weeks before September 11, and at a location

deemed appropriate by the governor or the governor's

representative.

(d) A member of an advisory committee may not receive

compensation for service on the committee or reimbursement for

travel expenses incurred while conducting the business of the

committee.

(e) An advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 2110.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20,

2003.

Renumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.005 by Acts 2005,

79th Leg., Ch.

728, Sec. 23.001(43), eff. September 1, 2005.

Sec. 3106.006. PRESENTATION; AWARD. (a) The governor or the

governor's representative shall present in the name of the state

a star of Texas award under this chapter to the appropriate

recipient or surviving next of kin during a public ceremony held

on, or as near as practicable to, September 11 of each year.

(b) At a minimum, the award shall consist of a medal, a

certificate, and a ribbon suitable for wearing on a uniform.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20,

2003.

Renumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.006 by Acts 2005,

79th Leg., Ch.

728, Sec. 23.001(43), eff. September 1, 2005.

Sec. 3106.007. RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD. Any person who has

personal knowledge that a peace officer, firefighter, or

emergency medical first responder has been killed or seriously

injured in the line of duty, or that a federal law enforcement

officer or special agent has been killed or seriously injured

while performing duties in this state to assist a state or local

law enforcement agency, may submit that information in writing to

a committee under this chapter.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20,

2003.

Renumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.007 by Acts 2005,

79th Leg., Ch.

728, Sec. 23.001(43), eff. September 1, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.

109, Sec. 2, eff. May 17, 2007.