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| 1 | 1 | 86R10811 JCG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Bowers H.B. No. 2405 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to education and training for peace officers regarding | |
| 8 | 8 | trauma-informed techniques to facilitate interactions with | |
| 9 | 9 | homeless individuals. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended | |
| 12 | 12 | by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (p) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the | |
| 14 | 14 | commission shall establish and require an officer to complete a | |
| 15 | 15 | statewide comprehensive education and training program on | |
| 16 | 16 | trauma-informed techniques to facilitate interactions with | |
| 17 | 17 | homeless youth and adults and on the resources available to those | |
| 18 | 18 | individuals. An officer shall complete the program not later than | |
| 19 | 19 | the second anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under | |
| 20 | 20 | this chapter or the date the officer applies for an intermediate | |
| 21 | 21 | proficiency certificate, whichever date is earlier. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Texas | |
| 23 | 23 | Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the comprehensive | |
| 24 | 24 | education and training program required by Section 1701.253(p), | |
| 25 | 25 | Occupations Code, as added by this Act. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |