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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 responding to and |
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investigating child fatalities. |
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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 a training program |
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on responding to and investigating child fatalities, including the |
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protocols for reporting and investigating child fatalities |
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developed under Subchapter F, Chapter 264, Family Code, the |
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differences between sudden unexpected infant death and sudden |
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infant death syndrome, and the relevant regulations applicable to |
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child-care facilities. An officer shall complete the program not |
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later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is |
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licensed under this chapter unless the officer completes the |
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program as part of the officer's basic training course. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2024, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the training program |
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required by Section 1701.253(q), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2024. 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, 2024, 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |