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Amend CSSB 4 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 4, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection:
(____) Beginning January 1, 2018, a person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of a local entity or campus police department may not participate in the enforcement of immigration laws if the person has not been trained in the enforcement of immigration laws in accordance with Section 1701.253(b-1), Occupations Code.
(2) On page 7, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the ARTICLE accordingly:
SECTION 1.____. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the commission shall require at least four total hours of training on:
(1) immigration enforcement;
(2) nondiscrimination, including recognition of implicit bias; and
(3) provisions of state and federal constitutional law relevant to immigration enforcement.
(3) On page 13, between lines 16 and 17, add the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE and renumber subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. TRANSITION
SECTION ____.01. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall modify the training required by Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, and ensure that the training required by Section 1701.253(b-1), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, is available not later than January 1, 2018.