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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to active shooter training for peace officers. |
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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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of not less than 16 hours on responding to an active shooter as |
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developed by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training |
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Center at Texas State University--San Marcos. An officer shall |
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complete the program not later than the last day of the first full |
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continuing education training period that begins on or after the |
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date the officer is licensed under this chapter unless the officer |
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completes the program as part of the officer's basic training |
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course. Completion of a training program under this subsection |
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satisfies any other requirement, other than a continuing education |
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requirement under Section 1701.3525, for the officer to complete a |
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training program on responding to active shootings, including under |
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Section 37.0812(a), Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.3525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.3525. ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE TRAINING REQUIRED |
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FOR OFFICERS. (a) As part of the continuing education programs |
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under Section 1701.351(a), an officer must complete not less than |
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16 hours of training on responding to an active shooter as developed |
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by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center at |
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Texas State University--San Marcos. |
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(b) The exemptions under Sections 1701.351(b), (c), and (d) |
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do not apply to the training required by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt |
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rules to implement Sections 1701.253(q) and 1701.3525, Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. The minimum curriculum requirements under |
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Section 1701.253(q), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply |
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only to an officer who first begins to satisfy those requirements on |
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or after January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1701.3525, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only with respect to a 24-month continuing |
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education training unit that begins on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A training unit that begins before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the training |
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unit began, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |