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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to education and training for peace officers regarding |
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trauma-informed techniques to facilitate interactions with |
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homeless individuals. |
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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 establish and require an officer to complete a |
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statewide comprehensive education and training program on |
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trauma-informed techniques to facilitate interactions with |
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homeless youth and adults and on the resources available to those |
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individuals. An officer shall complete the program not later than |
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the second anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under |
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this chapter or the date the officer applies for an intermediate |
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proficiency certificate, whichever date is earlier. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the comprehensive |
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education and training program required by Section 1701.253(p), |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |