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Amend CSHB 34 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 7 of the bill, adding Section 1701.253(n), Occupations Code (page 4, lines 57-64).
(2) Strike SECTION 14 of the bill, providing transition language for Section 1701.253(n), Occupations Code (page 5, lines 66-69).
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 2.1386 to read as follows:
Art. 2.1386. EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION PROTOCOLS. (a) In this article, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.
(b) The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish a comprehensive education and training program on eyewitness identification, including material regarding variables that affect a witness's vision and memory, practices for minimizing contamination, and effective eyewitness identification protocols.
(c) Each law enforcement agency shall require each peace officer who is employed by the agency and who performs eyewitness identification procedures to complete the education and training described by Subsection (b).
SECTION ____. Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the comprehensive education and training program required by Article 2.1386, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act.
(4) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.