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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. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.273 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.273. TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO COUNTY JAILER |
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INTERACTIONS WITH VETERANS. The commission shall, in consultation |
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with the Texas Veterans Commission, develop a training program for |
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county jailers on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice |
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system. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1701.310(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may not |
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be appointed as a county jailer, except on a temporary basis, unless |
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the person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory training |
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program, as required by the commission, in the operation of a county |
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jail at a school operated or licensed by the commission. The |
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training program must: |
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(1) consist of at least eight hours of mental health |
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training approved by the commission and the Commission on Jail |
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Standards; and |
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(2) include the training program developed under |
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Section 1701.273. |
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SECTION 3. (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, on the effective date of this Act, |
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holds a county jailer license shall complete the training program |
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described by Section 1701.273, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act, not later than August 31, 2027. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |