H.B. No. 292
AN ACT
relating to inclusion of instruction on the trafficking of persons
in the basic training curriculum for peace officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows:
(p) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
commission shall require an officer to complete the basic education
and training program on the trafficking of persons developed under
Section 1701.258(a). An officer shall complete the program not
later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is
licensed under this chapter unless the officer completes the
program as part of the officer's basic training course.
SECTION 2. Section 1701.258(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(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.
SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the rules necessary to
implement Section 1701.253(p), Occupations Code, as added by this
Act, and Section 1701.258(a), Occupations Code, as amended by this
Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 292 was passed by the House on May 8,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 292 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor