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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county jailer training and continuing education |
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requirements regarding interacting with pregnant women confined in |
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jail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 511.00906 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 511.00906. TRAINING PROGRAM REGARDING PREGNANT |
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PRISONERS. The commission shall adopt a training program for |
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county jailers that consists of education and training concerning |
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interacting with pregnant prisoners. The program must be based on |
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obstetrical and gynecological best practices and include general |
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information on: |
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(1) pregnancy, labor, delivery, and recovery; |
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(2) identifying when a woman is in labor; |
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(3) appropriate prenatal and postnatal care and first |
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aid techniques specific to pregnant women; and |
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(4) factors that increase the risk of a miscarriage. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1701.310(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may not |
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be appointed as a county jailer, except on a temporary basis, unless |
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the person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory training |
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program, as required by the commission, in the operation of a county |
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jail at a school operated or licensed by the commission. The |
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training program must: |
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(1) consist of at least eight hours of mental health |
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training approved by the commission and the Commission on Jail |
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Standards; and |
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(2) include training concerning interacting with |
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pregnant women confined in jail based on the program adopted under |
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Section 511.00906, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1701.352, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The commission shall require a county that appoints or |
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employs a county jailer to provide each jailer with the training |
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program adopted under Section 511.00906, Government Code, at least |
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once every 48 months. The training must be provided by a medical |
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professional. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1701.310(a), Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a person appointed as a county |
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jailer on or after January 1, 2020. A person appointed as a county |
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jailer before January 1, 2020, is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act: |
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(1) the Commission on Jail Standards shall adopt the |
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training program required by Section 511.00906, Government Code, as |
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added by this Act; and |
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(2) the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall |
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adopt rules necessary to implement Section 1701.352(b-1), |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |