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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment by the Commission on Law Enforcement |
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Officer Standards and Education of a training program for peace |
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officers regarding the use of a Taser or other stun gun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.3521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.3521. TRAINING PROGRAM REGARDING USE OF TASER OR |
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OTHER STUN GUN. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Peace officer" means a person described by |
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Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(2) "Stun gun" means a device that is intended, |
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designed, made, or adapted to immobilize a person by inflicting an |
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electrical charge. |
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(3) "Taser" means a stun gun manufactured, sold, or |
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distributed by Taser International, Incorporated. |
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(b) The commission shall require any entity that employs |
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peace officers to provide each peace officer who is issued a Taser |
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or other stun gun with a training program established by the |
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commission regarding the use by a peace officer of a Taser or other |
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stun gun. |
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(c) The commission by rule shall establish the: |
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(1) training program requirements, including the |
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frequency with which a peace officer must complete the training |
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program; and |
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(2) date by which the peace officer must complete the |
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officer's initial training program. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than March 1, 2008, the Commission on |
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Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education shall establish the |
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training program required by Section 1701.3521, Occupations Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |