| 12 | | - | SECTION 1. Section 1701.253(b), Occupations Code, is |
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| 13 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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| 14 | | - | (b) In establishing requirements under this section, the |
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| 15 | | - | commission shall require courses and programs to provide training |
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| 16 | | - | in: |
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| 17 | | - | (1) the recognition, investigation, and documentation |
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| 18 | | - | of cases that involve[: |
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| 19 | | - | [(A)] child abuse and [or] neglect, [; |
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| 20 | | - | [(B)] family violence, [;] and |
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| 21 | | - | [(C)] sexual assault, including the use of best |
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| 22 | | - | practices and trauma-informed response techniques to effectively |
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| 23 | | - | recognize, investigate, and document those cases; |
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| 24 | | - | (2) issues concerning sex offender characteristics; |
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| 25 | | - | and |
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| 26 | | - | (3) crime victims' rights under Chapter 56, Code of |
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| 27 | | - | Criminal Procedure, and Chapter 57, Family Code, and the duty of law |
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| 28 | | - | enforcement agencies to ensure that a victim is afforded those |
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| 29 | | - | rights. |
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| 30 | | - | SECTION 2. Section 1701.352(b), Occupations Code, is |
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| 31 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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| 32 | | - | (b) The commission shall require a state, county, special |
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| 33 | | - | district, or municipal agency that appoints or employs peace |
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| 34 | | - | officers to provide each peace officer with a training program at |
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| 35 | | - | least once every 48 months that is approved by the commission and |
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| 36 | | - | consists of: |
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| 37 | | - | (1) topics selected by the agency; and |
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| 38 | | - | (2) for an officer holding only a basic proficiency |
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| 39 | | - | certificate, not more than 20 hours of education and training that |
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| 40 | | - | contain curricula incorporating the learning objectives developed |
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| 41 | | - | by the commission regarding: |
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| 42 | | - | (A) civil rights, racial sensitivity, and |
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| 43 | | - | cultural diversity; |
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| 44 | | - | (B) de-escalation and crisis intervention |
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| 45 | | - | techniques to facilitate interaction with persons with mental |
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| 46 | | - | impairments; |
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| 47 | | - | (C) de-escalation techniques to facilitate |
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| 48 | | - | interaction with members of the public, including techniques for |
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| 49 | | - | limiting the use of force resulting in bodily injury; and |
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| 50 | | - | (D) unless determined by the agency head to be |
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| 51 | | - | inconsistent with the officer's assigned duties: |
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| 52 | | - | (i) the recognition, investigation, and |
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| 53 | | - | documentation of cases that involve child abuse and [or] neglect, |
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| 54 | | - | family violence, and sexual assault, including the use of best |
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| 55 | | - | practices and trauma-informed response techniques to effectively |
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| 56 | | - | recognize, investigate, and document those cases; and |
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| 57 | | - | (ii) issues concerning sex offender |
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| 58 | | - | characteristics. |
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| 59 | | - | SECTION 3. Subchapter I, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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| 60 | | - | amended by adding Section 1701.4045 to read as follows: |
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| 61 | | - | Sec. 1701.4045. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS FOR CHILD ABUSE |
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| 62 | | - | AND NEGLECT, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT ASSIGNMENTS. (a) |
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| 63 | | - | The commission by rule shall establish minimum requirements for the |
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| 64 | | - | training, testing, and certification of special officers for |
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| 65 | | - | responding to allegations of child abuse and neglect, family |
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| 66 | | - | violence, and sexual assault. |
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| 67 | | - | (b) The commission may certify a peace officer as a special |
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| 68 | | - | officer for responding to allegations of child abuse and neglect, |
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| 69 | | - | family violence, and sexual assault if the person: |
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| 70 | | - | (1) completes an advanced training course |
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| 71 | | - | administered by the commission on recognizing, investigating, and |
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| 72 | | - | documenting cases involving child abuse and neglect, family |
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| 73 | | - | violence, and sexual assault using best practices and |
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| 74 | | - | trauma-informed response techniques; and |
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| 75 | | - | (2) passes an examination administered by the |
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| 76 | | - | commission that is designed to test the person's: |
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| 77 | | - | (A) knowledge and recognition of the signs of |
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| 78 | | - | child abuse and neglect, family violence, and sexual assault; and |
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| 79 | | - | (B) skill at investigating and documenting child |
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| 80 | | - | abuse and neglect, family violence, and sexual assault using best |
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| 81 | | - | practices and trauma-informed response techniques. |
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| 82 | | - | (c) The commission may issue a professional achievement or |
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| 83 | | - | proficiency certificate to a peace officer who meets the |
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| 84 | | - | requirements of Subsection (b). |
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| 85 | | - | SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Texas |
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| 11 | + | SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 12 | + | by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | + | (p) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the |
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| 14 | + | commission shall establish and require an officer to complete a |
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| 15 | + | statewide comprehensive education and training program on |
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| 16 | + | trauma-informed interviewing of victims of sexual assault or other |
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| 17 | + | sex offenses. An officer shall complete the program not later than |
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| 18 | + | the second anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under |
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| 19 | + | this chapter or the date the officer applies for an intermediate |
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| 20 | + | proficiency certificate, whichever date is earlier. |
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| 21 | + | SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Texas |
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