86R5207 TSR-D
 
  By: Dutton H.B. No. 655
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a peace officer training advisory committee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1701.2511 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1701.2511.  OFFICER TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a)
  The officer training advisory committee is created. The committee
  is composed of:
               (1)  one member of the legislature, appointed by the
  governor and designated by the governor as the chair of the
  committee;
               (2)  three members of the senate, appointed by the
  lieutenant governor; and 
               (3)  three members of the house of representatives,
  appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. 
         (b)  The committee shall conduct a study of the training
  programs the commission establishes and maintains under this
  chapter for officers who are required to hold a license as provided
  by Section 1701.301. The study must take into account the school
  curriculum, examination requirement, and training programs
  required for a person who seeks to become licensed as an officer.
         (c)  The committee shall meet at the call of the chair.
         (d)  Not later than December 1, 2020, the committee shall
  report the committee's findings and recommendations to the members
  of the legislature. The committee's recommendations must include
  ways to improve the training programs provided by the commission to
  persons who seek a license as an officer under this chapter.
         (e)  This section expires December 1, 2021.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than November 1, 2019, the relevant
  appointing officers shall appoint the members of the officer
  training advisory committee under Section 1701.2511, Occupations
  Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.