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	Amend CSHB 3389 (House Committee Report) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:
	(k)  As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the 
commission shall establish a statewide comprehensive education and 
training program for officers licensed under this chapter that 
covers the laws of this state and of the United States pertaining to 
peace officers.
	SECTION ____.  Section 1701.351, Occupations Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  As part of the continuing education programs under 
Subsection (a), a peace officer must complete a training and 
education program that covers recent changes to the laws of this 
state and of the United States pertaining to peace officers.
	SECTION ____.  Section 1701.352(b), Occupations Code, is 
amended 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)  for an officer holding only a basic proficiency 
certificate, 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)  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.                     
	SECTION ____.  Section 1701.402, Occupations Code, is 
amended by adding Subsections (h) and (i) to read as follows:
	(h)  As a requirement for an intermediate proficiency 
certificate, an officer must complete an education and training 
program on investigative topics established by the commission under 
Section 1701.253(b).
	(i)  As a requirement for an intermediate proficiency 
certificate, an officer must complete an education and training 
program on civil rights, racial sensitivity, and cultural diversity 
established by the commission under Section 1701.253(c).