| 1 | 1 | | 86R2157 JCG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Rose H.B. No. 3527 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to inclusion of instruction on the trafficking of persons |
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| 8 | 8 | | in the basic training curriculum for peace officers. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | by adding Subsection (p) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (p) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the |
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| 13 | 13 | | commission shall require an officer to complete the basic education |
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| 14 | 14 | | and training program on the trafficking of persons developed under |
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| 15 | 15 | | Section 1701.258(a). An officer shall complete the program not |
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| 16 | 16 | | later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is |
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| 17 | 17 | | licensed under this chapter unless the officer completes the |
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| 18 | 18 | | program as part of the officer's basic training course. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Section 1701.258(a), Occupations Code, is |
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| 20 | 20 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (a) The commission by rule shall require an officer [first |
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| 22 | 22 | | licensed by the commission on or after January 1, 2011,] to complete |
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| 23 | 23 | | [within a reasonable time after obtaining the license] a one-time |
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| 24 | 24 | | basic education and training program on the trafficking of persons. |
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| 25 | 25 | | The program must: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) consist of at least four hours of training; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) include a review of the substance of Sections |
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| 28 | 28 | | 20A.02 and 43.05, Penal Code. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2019, the Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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| 31 | 31 | | implement Section 1701.253(p), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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| 32 | 32 | | Act, and Section 1701.258(a), Occupations Code, as amended by this |
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| 33 | 33 | | Act. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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