84R5773 AAF-D
By: Naishtat H.B. No. 1338
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to training for peace officers and first responders on
acquired and traumatic brain injuries.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.0208 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.0208. ACQUIRED AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
TRAINING. The department, in collaboration with the office of
acquired brain injury of the Health and Human Services Commission
and the Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council, shall
establish and maintain a training program for peace officers and
first responders that provides information on:
(1) the effects of an acquired brain injury and of a
traumatic brain injury; and
(2) techniques to interact with persons who have an
acquired brain injury or a traumatic brain injury.
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2017, the Department
of Public Safety shall begin offering the training program
described by Section 411.0208, Government Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.