BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3211

By: King, Phil

Homeland Security & Public Safety

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties note that a peace officer appointed to a supervisory position is only allowed to take the training course on supervision after the appointment, raising concerns about the officer's readiness for such a position. H.B. 3211 seeks to address these concerns by ensuring that officers are well equipped for a new supervisory role.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3211 amends the Occupations Code to change the time frame during which a peace officer appointed or who will be appointed to the officer's first supervisory position must receive in-service training on supervision as part of the officer's continuing education course requirements from the 24-month period after the date of the appointment to not earlier than the 12th month before the date of appointment or later than the first anniversary of the date of appointment.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2015.