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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 (q) to read as follows: |
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(q) 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 last day of the first full continuing education training period |
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after the date the officer is licensed under this chapter or the |
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date the officer applies for an intermediate proficiency |
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certificate, whichever date is earlier. |
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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 comprehensive |
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education and training program required by Section 1701.253(q), |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1701.253(q), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a person who submits an application for |
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a peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, on or |
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after January 1, 2022. A person who submits an application for a |
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peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, before |
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January 1, 2022, is governed by the law in effect immediately before |
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the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |