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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to inclusion of instruction regarding police officers in |
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the required curriculum for ninth grade public school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-20) to read as follows: |
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(b-20) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to |
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include in the required curriculum for students in ninth grade |
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instruction regarding: |
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(1) the role of law enforcement and the duties and |
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responsibilities of police officers; |
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(2) a person's rights concerning interactions with |
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police officers; |
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(3) proper behavior for civilians and police officers |
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during interactions; |
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(4) laws regarding questioning and detention by police |
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officers, including any law requiring a person to present proof of |
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identity to a police officer, and the consequences for a person's or |
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officer's failure to comply with those laws; and |
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(5) how and where to file a complaint against a police |
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officer. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2018-2019 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |