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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring trauma-informed care training for certain |
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staff of county and state juvenile facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 221.002, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) In adopting rules under Subsection (a)(3), the board |
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shall require probation officers, juvenile supervision officers, |
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and court-supervised community-based program personnel to receive |
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trauma-informed care training. The training must provide |
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knowledge, in line with best practices, of how to interact with |
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juveniles who have experienced traumatic events. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 221, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 221.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 221.0061. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. The |
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department shall provide trauma-informed care training during the |
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preservice training the department provides for juvenile probation |
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officers, juvenile supervision officers, juvenile correctional |
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officers, and juvenile parole officers. The training must provide |
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knowledge, in line with best practices, of how to interact with |
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juveniles who have experienced traumatic events. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 242.009, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall provide each juvenile correctional |
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officer employed by the department with at least 300 hours of |
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training, which must include on-the-job training, before the |
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officer independently commences the officer's duties at the |
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facility. The training must provide the officer with information |
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and instruction related to the officer's duties, including |
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information and instruction concerning: |
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(1) the juvenile justice system of this state, |
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including the juvenile correctional facility system; |
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(2) security procedures; |
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(3) the supervision of children committed to the |
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department; |
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(4) signs of suicide risks and suicide precautions; |
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(5) signs and symptoms of the abuse, assault, neglect, |
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and exploitation of a child, including sexual abuse, [and] sexual |
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assault, and human trafficking, and the manner in which to report |
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the abuse, assault, neglect, or exploitation of a child; |
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(6) the neurological, physical, and psychological |
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development of adolescents; |
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(7) department rules and regulations, including |
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rules, regulations, and tactics concerning the use of force; |
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(8) appropriate restraint techniques; |
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(9) the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 15601, et seq.); |
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(10) the rights and responsibilities of children in |
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the custody of the department; |
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(11) interpersonal relationship skills; |
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(12) the social and cultural lifestyles of children in |
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the custody of the department; |
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(13) first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; |
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(14) counseling techniques; |
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(15) conflict resolution and dispute mediation, |
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including de-escalation techniques; |
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(16) behavior management; |
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(17) mental health issues; [and] |
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(18) employee rights, employment discrimination, and |
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sexual harassment; and |
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(19) trauma-informed care. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |