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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training by the Texas Department of Transportation on |
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the recognition and prevention of smuggling and trafficking of |
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persons. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.407 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.407. TRAINING ON SMUGGLING AND TRAFFICKING OF |
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PERSONS. (a) The department shall develop and make available to |
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employees of the department a training course on the recognition |
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and prevention of smuggling and trafficking of persons. |
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(b) The department, in collaboration with the office of the |
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attorney general, shall establish the content of the training |
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developed under Subsection (a). |
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(c) On the date an employee begins employment with the |
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department, the department shall provide notice to the employee of |
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the availability of the training developed under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |