Relating to the licensing of legal permanent residents as county jailers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those legal permanent residents by political subdivisions.

HB 1561 allows legal permanent residents (green card holders) to become licensed as county jailers in Texas and be hired for those roles by counties or other political subdivisions. The bill amends licensing rules to require only that applicants meet standard qualifications (like training and background checks) and hold a county jailer license issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. It specifically permits political subdivisions to appoint legal permanent residents as county jailers if they have the required license, removing previous citizenship barriers for this position. The bill does not change licensing requirements for other law enforcement roles, which continue to require U.S. citizenship.