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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to inclusion of instruction on the trafficking of persons |
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in the basic training curriculum for peace officers. |
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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 the basic education |
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and training program on the trafficking of persons developed under |
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Section 1701.258(a). 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. Section 1701.258(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission by rule shall require an officer [first
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licensed by the commission on or after January 1, 2011,] to complete |
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[within a reasonable time after obtaining the license] a one-time |
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basic education and training program on the trafficking of persons. |
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The program must: |
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(1) consist of at least four hours of training; and |
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(2) include a review of the substance of Sections |
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20A.02 and 43.05, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 3. 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, and Section 1701.258(a), Occupations Code, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |