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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to active shooter training for peace officers. |
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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 require an officer to complete a training program |
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of not less than 16 hours on responding to an active shooter as |
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provided by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training |
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Center at Texas State University--San Marcos, or a similar |
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organization approved by the commission. An officer shall complete |
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the program not later than the last day of the first full continuing |
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education training period that begins on or after the date the |
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officer is licensed under this chapter unless the officer completes |
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the program as part of the officer's basic training course. |
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Completion of a training program under this subsection satisfies |
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any other requirement for the officer to complete a training |
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program on responding to active shooters, including under Section |
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37.0812(a), Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt |
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rules to implement Section 1701.253(q), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. The minimum curriculum requirements under |
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Section 1701.253(q), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply |
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only to an officer who first begins to satisfy those requirements on |
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or after January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |