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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to peace officer instruction on veterans affected by |
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trauma. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: |
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(p) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the |
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commission shall require an officer to complete a training program |
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developed under Section 1701.265 on veterans with combat-related |
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trauma, post-traumatic stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, and |
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traumatic brain injuries. An officer shall complete the program not |
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later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is |
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licensed under this chapter unless the officer completes the |
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program as part of the officer's basic training course. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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implement Section 1701.253(p), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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1701.253, Occupations Code, applies only to an application for a |
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license that is submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application submitted before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |