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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the model training curriculum and required training for |
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certain school district peace officers and school resource |
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officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.0812, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.0812. TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE |
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OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. A school district with an |
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enrollment of 5,000 [30,000] or more students that commissions a |
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school district peace officer or at which a school resource officer |
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provides law enforcement shall adopt a policy requiring the officer |
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to complete the education and training program required by Section |
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1701.263, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1701.263(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission by rule shall require a school district |
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peace officer or a school resource officer who is commissioned by or |
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who provides law enforcement at a school district with an |
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enrollment of 5,000 [30,000] or more students to successfully |
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complete an education and training program described by this |
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section not later than 180 [before or within 120] days after [of] |
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the officer's commission by or placement in the district or a campus |
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of the district. The program must: |
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(1) consist of at least 16 hours of training; |
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(2) be approved by the commission; and |
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(3) provide training in accordance with the curriculum |
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developed under Section 1701.262 in each subject area listed in |
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Subsection (c) of that section. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1701.263(b), |
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Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, a school district peace |
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officer or school resource officer who commences employment with or |
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commences providing law enforcement at a school district with an |
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enrollment of 5,000 or more students but fewer than 30,000 students |
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on a date occurring before December 1, 2017, shall complete the |
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training required by Section 1701.263, Occupations Code, as amended |
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by this Act, as soon as practicable and not later than August 31, |
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2018. This subsection does not apply to an officer who is exempt |
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from the training established under Section 1701.263, Occupations |
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Code, as amended by this Act, because the officer has completed the |
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training described by Subsection (b-1) of that section. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2018, a school district with |
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an enrollment of 5,000 or more students but fewer than 30,000 |
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students shall adopt the training policy for school district peace |
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officers and school resource officers required by Section 37.0812, |
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Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017. |