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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to law enforcement training relating to the trafficking of |
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persons. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.258 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.258. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ON |
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TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS. (a) The commission by rule shall require an |
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officer first licensed by the commission on or after January 1, |
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2011, to complete within a reasonable time after obtaining the |
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license a one-time basic education and training program on the |
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trafficking of persons. The program must: |
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(1) consist of at least four hours of training; and |
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(2) include a review of the substance of Sections |
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20A.02 and 43.05, Penal Code. |
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(b) The commission shall make available to each officer a |
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voluntary advanced education, instruction, and training program on |
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the trafficking of persons, sex trafficking, and compelling |
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prostitution prohibited under Sections 20A.02 and 43.05, Penal |
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Code. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2011, the commission shall |
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begin offering the basic and advanced programs established under |
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this section. This subsection expires September 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2010, the Commission |
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on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education shall adopt the |
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rules necessary to implement Section 1701.258, Occupations Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |