H.B. No. 292
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to inclusion of instruction on the trafficking of persons
  in the basic training curriculum for peace officers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows:
         (p)  As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
  commission shall require an officer to complete the basic education
  and training program on the trafficking of persons developed under
  Section 1701.258(a). An officer shall complete the program not
  later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is
  licensed under this chapter unless the officer completes the
  program as part of the officer's basic training course.
         SECTION 2.  Section 1701.258(a), Occupations Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission by rule shall require an officer [first
  licensed by the commission on or after January 1, 2011,] to complete
  [within a reasonable time after obtaining the license] a one-time
  basic education and training program on the trafficking of persons.
  The program must:
               (1)  consist of at least four hours of training; and
               (2)  include a review of the substance of Sections
  20A.02 and 43.05, Penal Code.
         SECTION 3.  Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas
  Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the rules necessary to
  implement Section 1701.253(p), Occupations Code, as added by this
  Act, and Section 1701.258(a), Occupations Code, as amended by this
  Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 292 was passed by the House on May 8,
  2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 292 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor