87R5923 JCG-D
By: Lopez, Cason, et al. H.B. No. 1443
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in
the criminal justice system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) The commission shall require a county jailer who has
been licensed as a county jailer for more than one year to complete
a one-time training program on interacting with veterans in the
criminal justice system. A county jailer may complete the training
program as an online course.
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies to
a county jailer licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,
regardless of whether the license was issued before, on, or after
the effective date of this Act.
(b) A county jailer who, as of the effective date of this
Act, has been licensed as a county jailer for more than one year
shall complete the training program described by Section
1701.310(g), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than
September 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.