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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the training requirements for commissioned security |
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officers and personal protection officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1702.1675(a) and (g), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall establish a basic training course |
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for commissioned security officers. The course must include, at a |
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minimum: |
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(1) general security officer training issues; |
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(2) classroom instruction on handgun proficiency and |
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self-defense tactics; and |
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(3) range instruction on handgun proficiency. |
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(g) The handgun proficiency and self-defense course must |
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include at least 10 hours and not more than 15 hours of in-person |
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instruction with an on-site instructor approved by the department |
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on: |
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(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of |
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deadly force; |
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(2) handgun use, proficiency, and safety; |
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(3) nonviolent dispute resolution; [and] |
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(4) proper storage practices for handguns, with an |
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emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of |
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accidental injury to a child; and |
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(5) self-defense tactics. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1702.1685(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The proficiency examination required to obtain or renew |
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a security officer commission must include: |
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(1) a written section on the subjects listed in |
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Sections 1702.1675(g)(1)-(4) [Section 1702.1675(g)]; and |
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(2) a physical demonstration of handgun proficiency |
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that meets the minimum standards established under Section |
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1702.1675(h) or (i). |
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SECTION 3. Section 1702.205(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The training required by this section: |
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(1) must be provided in-person; and |
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(2) is in addition to the basic training course for |
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security officers. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Section 1702.1675, Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a basic training course for |
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commissioned security officers that begins on or after January 1, |
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2024. A basic training course for commissioned security officers |
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that begins before January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Public Safety |
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Commission shall update the basic training course for commissioned |
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security officers to comply with Section 1702.1675, Occupations |
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Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1702.205, Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a personal protection officer training |
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course that begins on or after January 1, 2024. A personal |
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protection officer training course that begins before January 1, |
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2024, is governed by the law in effect immediately before the |
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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 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |