SECTION 1. Section 36.06(b), Penal Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) In [For purposes of] this
section:
(1) "Honorably retired peace officer" means a peace
officer who:
(A) did not retire in lieu of any disciplinary action;
(B) was eligible to retire from a law enforcement
agency or was ineligible to retire only as a result
of an injury received in the course of the officer's
employment with the agency; and
(C) is entitled to receive a pension or annuity
for service as a law enforcement officer or is not
entitled to receive a pension or annuity only because
the law enforcement agency that employed the officer
does not offer a pension or annuity to its employees.
(2) "Informant" [, "informant"]
means a person who has communicated information to
the government in connection with any governmental
function.
(3) "Public servant" includes an honorably retired
peace officer.
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies
only to an offense committed on or after the effective
date of this Act. For purposes of this section, an
offense is committed before the effective date of this
Act if any element of the offense occurs before the
effective date.
(b) An offense committed before the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the
offense was committed, and the former law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.