Section 402.009 - Authority to Employ and Commission Peace Officers(a) The attorney general may employ and commission peace officers as investigators for the limited purpose of assisting the attorney general in carrying out the duties of that office relating to prosecution assistance and crime prevention.(b) The attorney general shall ensure that a commissioned peace officer employed as authorized under Subsection (a) is compensated according to Schedule C of the position classification salary schedule prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.Tex. Gov't. Code § 402.009
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1055,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 599, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 8/26/1991.