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	Amend CSHB 3389 (House Committee Report) as follows:                         

(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the 	bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 1701.352, Occupations Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to 
read as follows:
	(b)  The commission shall require a state, county, special 
district, or municipal agency that appoints or employs peace 
officers to provide each peace officer with a training program at 
least once every 48 months that is approved by the commission and 
consists of:
		(1)  topics selected by the agency; and                                       
		(2)  not more than 20 hours of education and training 
that contain curricula incorporating the learning objectives 
developed by the commission regarding:
			(A)  civil rights, racial sensitivity, and 
cultural diversity; [and]
			(B)  de-escalation and crisis intervention 
techniques to facilitate interaction with  persons with mental 
impairments; and
			(C)  unless determined by the agency head to be 
inconsistent with the officer's assigned duties:
				(i)  the recognition and documentation of 
cases that involve child abuse or neglect, family violence, and 
sexual assault;  and
				(ii)  issues concerning sex offender 
characteristics.                     
	(g)  The training and education program on de-escalation and 
crisis intervention techniques to facilitate interaction with 
persons with mental impairments under Subsection (b)(2)(B) may not 
be provided as an online course.  The commission shall:
		(1)  determine best practices for interacting with 
persons with mental impairments, in consultation with the Bill 
Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas; and
		(2)  review the education and training program under 
Subsection (b)(2)(B) at least once every 24 months.
	(2)  On page 15, between lines 24 and 25, add the following 
appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent 
subsections accordingly:
	(____)  The Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards 
and Education shall modify the training program required by Section 
1701.352(b), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, and ensure 
that the modified program is available not later than January 1, 
2010.