| 1 | 1 | | 86R5207 TSR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Dutton H.B. No. 655 |
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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 a peace officer training advisory committee. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Section 1701.2511 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 1701.2511. OFFICER TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) |
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| 12 | 12 | | The officer training advisory committee is created. The committee |
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| 13 | 13 | | is composed of: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) one member of the legislature, appointed by the |
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| 15 | 15 | | governor and designated by the governor as the chair of the |
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| 16 | 16 | | committee; |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) three members of the senate, appointed by the |
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| 18 | 18 | | lieutenant governor; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (3) three members of the house of representatives, |
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| 20 | 20 | | appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) The committee shall conduct a study of the training |
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| 22 | 22 | | programs the commission establishes and maintains under this |
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| 23 | 23 | | chapter for officers who are required to hold a license as provided |
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| 24 | 24 | | by Section 1701.301. The study must take into account the school |
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| 25 | 25 | | curriculum, examination requirement, and training programs |
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| 26 | 26 | | required for a person who seeks to become licensed as an officer. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) The committee shall meet at the call of the chair. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (d) Not later than December 1, 2020, the committee shall |
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| 29 | 29 | | report the committee's findings and recommendations to the members |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the legislature. The committee's recommendations must include |
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| 31 | 31 | | ways to improve the training programs provided by the commission to |
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| 32 | 32 | | persons who seek a license as an officer under this chapter. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (e) This section expires December 1, 2021. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2019, the relevant |
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| 35 | 35 | | appointing officers shall appoint the members of the officer |
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| 36 | 36 | | training advisory committee under Section 1701.2511, Occupations |
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| 37 | 37 | | Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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