SRC-JLB S.B. 1686 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1686
By: Gallegos
Intergovernmental Relations
3/29/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, county jailers, with certain exceptions, may be appointed on a
temporary basis but are required to complete an approved training course
within one year of being appointed.  As proposed, S.B. 1686 requires 160
hours of certain training within two years after the date the person was
appointed. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, by adding
Subsection (f), to require the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
Standards and Education (commission), in addition to the preparatory
training program required by Subsection (a), to require that a person
appointed as a county jailer in a county with a population of 500,000 or
more complete 160 hours of commission-approved training during the
24-month period after the date the person was appointed. 
 
SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.