82R2326 MAW-D
By: Hunter H.B. No. 697
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the status of certain training programs for peace
officers, reserve law enforcement officers, county jailers, and
recruits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.254, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) The commission may not adopt rules under Subsection (d)
that place a training provider on at-risk probationary status based
solely on the scores of the provider's students on licensing
examinations if at least 80 percent of the provider's students
pass, by the student's third attempt, the examination required for
the type of license sought.
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2012, the Commission on
Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education shall adopt rules
necessary to implement the change in law made by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.