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House Bill 3712 |
House Author: Thompson, Ed et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: West et al. |
House Bill 3712 amends the Occupations Code to set out provisions relating to the training of and policies for peace officers. Among other provisions, the bill requires the basic peace officer training course to be no less than 720 hours and to include training on the prohibition against using certain neck restraints in searching or arresting a person, an officer's duty to intervene to stop or prevent another officer from using excessive force against a suspect, and an officer's duty to request emergency medical services personnel and provide first aid or treatment in certain circumstances. The bill requires the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, in consultation with the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and other interested parties, to develop and maintain a model training curriculum and model policies for law enforcement agencies and peace officers that address those topics and requires each law enforcement agency in Texas to adopt a policy on those topics.