86R14116 MAW-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 3775
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the training requirements for a person appointed as a
county jailer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.310(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may not
be appointed as a county jailer [, except on a temporary basis,]
unless the person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory
training program, as required by the commission, in the operation
of a county jail at a school operated or licensed by the commission.
The training program must consist of at least eight hours of mental
health training approved by the commission and the Commission on
Jail Standards.
SECTION 2. Section 1701.310(b), Occupations Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.