| |
| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to education and training for peace officers on |
|
|
interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other |
|
|
dementias. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended |
|
|
by adding Subsection (q) to read as follows: |
|
|
(q) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the |
|
|
commission shall require an officer to complete a four-hour |
|
|
statewide education and training program developed by the |
|
|
commission on techniques to facilitate interaction with persons |
|
|
with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, including techniques |
|
|
for recognizing symptoms, communicating effectively, employing |
|
|
alternatives to physical restraints, and identifying signs of |
|
|
abuse, neglect, or exploitation. |
|
|
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas |
|
|
Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the education and |
|
|
training program required by Section 1701.253(q), Occupations |
|
|
Code, as added by this Act. |
|
|
SECTION 3. Section 1701.253(q), Occupations Code, as added |
|
|
by this Act, applies only to a person who submits an application for |
|
|
a peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, on or |
|
|
after January 1, 2022. A person who submits an application for a |
|
|
peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, before |
|
|
January 1, 2022, is governed by the law in effect immediately before |
|
|
the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
|
|
effect for that purpose. |
|
|
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |