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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training for certain peace officers regarding |
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techniques to facilitate interactions with homeless individuals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.352, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) A peace officer who is employed by the law enforcement |
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agency of a political subdivision located wholly or partly in a |
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county with a population of 200,000 or more must complete as part of |
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the course provided for the officer under Subsection (b) a one-time |
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training program established by the commission on techniques to |
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facilitate interactions with homeless youth and adults and on the |
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resources available to those individuals. The training program |
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must be completed not later than the second anniversary of the date |
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the officer was hired. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the training program |
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required by Section 1701.352(j), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Section 1701.352(j), |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act, a peace officer who on |
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January 1, 2022, is employed by a law enforcement agency to which |
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that section applies must complete the training required by that |
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section not later than January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |