81R3562 GCB-D
By: Anchia H.B. No. 530
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to law enforcement training relating to the trafficking of
persons.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.258 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.258. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS ON
TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS. (a) The commission by rule shall require an
officer first licensed by the commission on or after January 1,
2011, to complete within a reasonable time after obtaining the
license a one-time basic education and training program on the
trafficking of persons. The program must:
(1) consist of at least four hours of training; and
(2) include a review of the substance of Sections
20A.02 and 43.05, Penal Code.
(b) The commission shall make available to each officer a
voluntary advanced education, instruction, and training program on
the trafficking of persons, sex trafficking, and compelling
prostitution prohibited under Sections 20A.02 and 43.05, Penal
Code.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2011, the commission shall
begin offering the basic and advanced programs established under
this section. This subsection expires September 1, 2011.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2010, the Commission
on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education shall adopt the
rules necessary to implement Section 1701.258, Occupations Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.