82R2326 MAW-D
 
  By: Hunter H.B. No. 697
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the status of certain training programs for peace
  officers, reserve law enforcement officers, county jailers, and
  recruits.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1701.254, Occupations Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  The commission may not adopt rules under Subsection (d)
  that place a training provider on at-risk probationary status based
  solely on the scores of the provider's students on licensing
  examinations if at least 80 percent of the provider's students
  pass, by the student's third attempt, the examination required for
  the type of license sought.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than January 1, 2012, the Commission on
  Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education shall adopt rules
  necessary to implement the change in law made by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.