Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	S.B. No. 586
	1	+	86R29153 JCG-D
	2	+	By: Watson, et al. S.B. No. 586
	3	+	(Neave)
	4	+	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 586: No.
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	7	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	8		AN ACT
5	9		relating to the training of peace officers for family violence and
6	10		sexual assault assignments.
7	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	12		SECTION 1. Section 1701.253(b), Occupations Code, is
9	13		amended to read as follows:
10	14		(b) In establishing requirements under this section, the
11	15		commission shall require courses and programs to provide training
12	16		in:
13	17		(1) the recognition, investigation, and documentation
14	18		of cases that involve[:
15	19		[(A)] child abuse and [or] neglect, [;
16	20		[(B)] family violence, [;] and
17	21		[(C)] sexual assault, including the use of best
18	22		practices and trauma-informed response techniques to effectively
19	23		recognize, investigate, and document those cases;
20	24		(2) issues concerning sex offender characteristics;
21	25		and
22	26		(3) crime victims' rights under Chapter 56, Code of
23	27		Criminal Procedure, and Chapter 57, Family Code, and the duty of law
24	28		enforcement agencies to ensure that a victim is afforded those
25	29		rights.
26	30		SECTION 2. Section 1701.352(b), Occupations Code, is
27	31		amended to read as follows:
28	32		(b) The commission shall require a state, county, special
29	33		district, or municipal agency that appoints or employs peace
30	34		officers to provide each peace officer with a training program at
31	35		least once every 48 months that is approved by the commission and
32	36		consists of:
33	37		(1) topics selected by the agency; and
34	38		(2) for an officer holding only a basic proficiency
35	39		certificate, not more than 20 hours of education and training that
36	40		contain curricula incorporating the learning objectives developed
37	41		by the commission regarding:
38	42		(A) civil rights, racial sensitivity, and
39	43		cultural diversity;
40	44		(B) de-escalation and crisis intervention
41	45		techniques to facilitate interaction with persons with mental
42	46		impairments;
43	47		(C) de-escalation techniques to facilitate
44	48		interaction with members of the public, including techniques for
45	49		limiting the use of force resulting in bodily injury; and
46	50		(D) unless determined by the agency head to be
47	51		inconsistent with the officer's assigned duties:
48	52		(i) the recognition, [and] documentation,
49	53		and investigation of cases that involve child abuse or neglect,
50	54		family violence, and sexual assault, including the use of best
51	55		practices and trauma-informed techniques to effectively recognize,
52	56		document, and investigate those cases; and
53	57		(ii) issues concerning sex offender
54	58		characteristics.
55	59		SECTION 3. Subchapter I, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
56	60		amended by adding Section 1701.4045 to read as follows:
57	61		Sec. 1701.4045. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS FOR FAMILY
58	62		VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT ASSIGNMENTS. (a) The commission by
59	63		rule shall establish minimum requirements for the training,
60	64		testing, and certification of special officers for responding to
61	65		allegations of family violence or sexual assault.
62	66		(b) The commission may certify a peace officer as a special
63	67		officer for responding to allegations of family violence or sexual
64	68		assault if the person:
65	69		(1) completes an advanced training course
66	70		administered by the commission on recognizing, documenting, and
67	71		investigating family violence and sexual assault using best
68	72		practices and trauma-informed techniques; and
69	73		(2) passes an examination administered by the
70	74		commission that is designed to test the person's:
71	75		(A) knowledge and recognition of the signs of
72	76		family violence and sexual assault; and
73	77		(B) skill at documenting and investigating
74	78		family violence and sexual assault using best practices and
75	79		trauma-informed techniques.
76	80		(c) The commission may issue a professional achievement or
77	81		proficiency certificate to a peace officer who meets the
78	82		requirements of Subsection (b).
79	83		SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Texas
80	84		Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the comprehensive
81	85		education and training program required by Section 1701.253(b),
82	86		Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
83	87		SECTION 5. As soon as practicable after the effective date
84	88		of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt
85	89		rules necessary to implement Section 1701.4045, Occupations Code,
86	90		as added by this Act.
87	91		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
88		-	______________________________ ______________________________
89		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
90		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 586 passed the Senate on
91		-	April 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
92		-	the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 13, 2019, by the
93		-	following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
94		-	______________________________
95		-	Secretary of the Senate
96		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 586 passed the House, with
97		-	amendment, on May 2, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 137,
98		-	Nays 0, two present not voting.
99		-	______________________________
100		-	Chief Clerk of the House
101		-	Approved:
102		-	______________________________
103		-	Date
104		-	______________________________
105		-	Governor