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| 1 | + | 86R8417 SOS-F | |
| 1 | 2 | By: Lucio S.B. No. 1811 | |
| 2 | - | (In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2019; March 18, 2019, read | |
| 3 | - | first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice; | |
| 4 | - | April 26, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable Committee | |
| 5 | - | Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 26, 2019, | |
| 6 | - | sent to printer.) | |
| 7 | - | Click here to see the committee vote | |
| 8 | - | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1811 By: Whitmire | |
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| 11 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 12 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 13 | 7 | relating to continuing education training on civil process for | |
| 14 | 8 | constables. | |
| 15 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 16 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 1701.3545, Occupations Code, is amended | |
| 17 | - | by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (f) and adding Subsection | |
| 18 | - | (b-1) to read as follows: | |
| 19 | - | (a) A public institution of higher education selected by the | |
| 20 | - | commission shall establish and offer a program of initial training | |
| 21 | - | and a program of continuing education for constables. The | |
| 22 | - | curriculum for each program must relate to law enforcement | |
| 23 | - | management [and civil process issues]. The institution selected | |
| 24 | - | under this subsection shall develop the curriculum for the | |
| 25 | - | programs. The curriculum must be approved by the commission. | |
| 26 | - | (b) Each constable must complete at least 40 hours of | |
| 27 | - | continuing education provided by the selected institution under | |
| 28 | - | Subsection (a) [this section] each 48-month period. The commission | |
| 29 | - | by rule shall establish a uniform 48-month continuing education | |
| 30 | - | training period. | |
| 11 | + | by adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsections (e) and (f) to | |
| 12 | + | read as follows: | |
| 31 | 13 | (b-1) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), | |
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| 14 | + | each constable must complete at least 20 hours of continuing | |
| 15 | + | education instruction on civil process as part of the continuing | |
| 16 | + | education program provided by the selected institution under this | |
| 17 | + | section during each 48-month continuing education training period. | |
| 18 | + | The commission by rule shall establish minimum curriculum | |
| 37 | 19 | requirements for the continuing education course on civil process | |
| 38 | 20 | required by this subsection. The commission may waive the | |
| 39 | 21 | continuing education requirements of this subsection if: | |
| 40 | 22 | (1) a constable requests a waiver because of hardship; | |
| 41 | 23 | and | |
| 42 | 24 | (2) the commission determines that a hardship exists. | |
| 25 | + | (e) The institution selected under Subsection (a) by rule | |
| 26 | + | may provide for the waiver of: | |
| 27 | + | (1) all or part of the required 40 hours of initial | |
| 28 | + | training for new constables to the extent the new constable has | |
| 29 | + | satisfactorily completed equivalent training during the 24 months | |
| 30 | + | preceding the individual's appointment or election; or | |
| 31 | + | (2) the continuing education requirements of | |
| 32 | + | Subsection (b) or (b-1) for an individual who has satisfactorily | |
| 33 | + | completed equivalent continuing education during the preceding 24 | |
| 34 | + | months. | |
| 43 | 35 | (f) An individual who is subject to the continuing education | |
| 44 | 36 | requirements of Subsections [Subsection] (b) and (b-1) is exempt | |
| 45 | 37 | from other continuing education requirements under this | |
| 46 | 38 | subchapter. | |
| 47 | - | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | |
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| 39 | + | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | |
| 40 | + | of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt | |
| 41 | + | rules necessary to implement Section 1701.3545, Occupations Code, | |
| 42 | + | as amended by this Act. | |
| 43 | + | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |