86R5207 TSR-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 655
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a peace officer training advisory committee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 1701.2511 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.2511. OFFICER TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a)
The officer training advisory committee is created. The committee
is composed of:
(1) one member of the legislature, appointed by the
governor and designated by the governor as the chair of the
committee;
(2) three members of the senate, appointed by the
lieutenant governor; and
(3) three members of the house of representatives,
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) The committee shall conduct a study of the training
programs the commission establishes and maintains under this
chapter for officers who are required to hold a license as provided
by Section 1701.301. The study must take into account the school
curriculum, examination requirement, and training programs
required for a person who seeks to become licensed as an officer.
(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the chair.
(d) Not later than December 1, 2020, the committee shall
report the committee's findings and recommendations to the members
of the legislature. The committee's recommendations must include
ways to improve the training programs provided by the commission to
persons who seek a license as an officer under this chapter.
(e) This section expires December 1, 2021.
SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2019, the relevant
appointing officers shall appoint the members of the officer
training advisory committee under Section 1701.2511, Occupations
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.