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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to educational and training requirements for certain peace |
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officers on ethical decision making. |
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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 1701.260 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.260. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ON ETHICAL |
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DECISION MAKING. (a) The commission by rule shall require an |
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officer to complete an eight-hour training program on ethical |
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decision making once during the year beginning on September 1, |
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2012, and once every 24 months for the two Commission on Law |
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Enforcement Officer Standards and Education training cycles |
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beginning September 1, 2013. |
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(b) The program described by Subsection (a) must be approved |
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by the commission and shall be conducted by the governmental entity |
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that employs the officer. The program must include education and |
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training on: |
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(1) identification of ethical dilemmas in law |
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enforcement; |
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(2) stress inoculation, de-escalation, and crisis |
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management techniques; |
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(3) principles of ethics and decision making in law |
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enforcement as they relate to use of force; |
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(4) public accountability and police professionalism; |
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and |
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(5) application in scenario-based ethical dilemmas. |
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(c) A trainer of a course described by this section may use |
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curriculum and instructional materials developed by the |
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commission, a governmental entity conducting a course, and an |
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entity that has a training agreement with the commission. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2011, 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 1701.260, Occupations Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |