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Senate Bill 30 |
Senate Author: West et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia et al. |
Senate Bill 30, the Community Safety Education Act, amends the Education Code and Occupations Code to require the State Board of Education (SBOE) and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) to develop instructional curriculum and material on proper interaction with peace officers during traffic stops and other in-person encounters. The instruction is to be included in the required curriculum for students in grade levels 9 through 12 and for each driver education course and driving safety course. A school district or open‑enrollment charter school may tailor the instruction as appropriate for the district's or school's community. The bill requires the SBOE and TCOLE to also develop a training program on proper interaction with civilians during traffic stops and other in-person encounters to be included in the basic training course for law enforcement officers and requires the civilian interaction training program to be completed by a certain date by officers who did not complete the program in basic training.