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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the basic peace officer training course, including |
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training for peace officers on the prohibition against the |
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intentional use of certain neck restraints. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.2551 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.2551. BASIC PEACE OFFICER TRAINING COURSE; |
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PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN RESTRAINTS. (a) The basic peace officer |
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training course required as part of a peace officer training |
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program under Section 1701.251(a) may be no less than 720 hours. |
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(b) The basic peace officer training course must include |
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training on the prohibition against the intentional use of a choke |
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hold, carotid artery hold, or similar neck restraint by a peace |
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officer in searching or arresting a person, unless the officer |
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reasonably believes the restraint is necessary to prevent serious |
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bodily injury to or the death of the peace officer or another |
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person. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall modify the curriculum of the |
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basic peace officer training course as necessary to comply with |
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Section 1701.2551, Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) The minimum hour and content requirements for the basic |
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peace officer training course under Section 1701.2551, Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a person who first begins |
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the course on or after July 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |