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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county jailer training regarding interacting with a |
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person with an intellectual or developmental disability. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.269 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.269. TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO COUNTY JAILER |
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INTERACTIONS WITH PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL |
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DISABILITIES. (a) The commission and the Commission on Jail |
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Standards shall jointly develop a training program for county |
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jailers that consists of at least four hours of education and |
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training on interacting with a person with an intellectual or |
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developmental disability who is confined in a county jail, |
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including techniques to assess a person for an intellectual or |
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developmental disability. |
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(b) A county jailer who completes the training program may |
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count the hours toward the jailer's continuing education |
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requirements under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement shall develop the training program |
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required by Section 1701.269, Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |