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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training for peace officers on the laws pertaining to |
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forced abortions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (q) to read as follows: |
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(q) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the |
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commission shall require an officer to complete the education and |
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training program developed under Section 1701.269 on the laws |
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pertaining to forced abortions. An officer shall complete the |
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program not later than the last day of the first full continuing |
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education training period after the officer is licensed under this |
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chapter unless the officer completes the program as part of the |
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officer's basic training course. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.269 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.269. TRAINING ON LAWS PERTAINING TO FORCED |
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ABORTIONS. (a) The commission shall develop a one-hour education |
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and training program on the laws pertaining to forced abortions. |
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(b) The training must include instruction related to the |
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circumstances under which forced abortions commonly occur, the |
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rights of pregnant women, including minors. |
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(c) The commission shall regularly review the content of the |
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training program under this section and update the program as |
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necessary. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the education and |
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training program required by Section 1701.269, Occupations Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1701.253(q), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a person who submits an application for |
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a peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, on or |
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after January 1, 2022. A person who submits an application for a |
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peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, before |
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January 1, 2022, is governed by the law in effect immediately before |
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the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |