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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in |
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the criminal justice system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) The commission shall require a county jailer who has |
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been licensed as a county jailer for more than one year to complete |
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a one-time training program on interacting with veterans in the |
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criminal justice system. A county jailer may complete the training |
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program as an online course. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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a county jailer licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, |
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regardless of whether the license was issued before, on, or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) A county jailer who, as of the effective date of this |
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Act, has been licensed as a county jailer for more than one year |
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shall complete the training program described by Section |
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1701.310(g), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |