BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                        S.B. 313

79R3717 JMM-D                                                                                                           By: Gallegos

                                                                                                               Intergovernmental Relations

                                                                                                                                              2/8/2005

                                                                                                                                              As Filed

 

 

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Current law requires minimal training for county jailers.  The current training requirements inadequately prepare county jailers to deal with the large populations of inmates in metropolitan counties.  As proposed, S.B. 313 increases the mandatory training for county jailers in counties with a population of 500,000 or more. 

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education in SECTION 1 (Section 1701.310, Occupations Code) of this bill.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, by adding Subsection (f), as follows:

 

(f)  Requires the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (commission), by rule, to require a person appointed as a county jailer in certain counties to complete 160 hours of commission-approved training within a certain timeframe after appointment.

 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2005.