| 13 | | - | SECTION 1. Section 1701.253(j), Occupations Code, is |
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| 14 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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| 15 | | - | (j) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the |
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| 16 | | - | commission shall require an officer to complete a 40-hour statewide |
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| 17 | | - | education and training program on de-escalation and crisis |
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| 18 | | - | intervention techniques to facilitate interaction with persons |
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| 19 | | - | with mental impairments. The program must include instruction on |
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| 20 | | - | interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other |
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| 21 | | - | dementias, including instruction on techniques for recognizing |
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| 22 | | - | symptoms, communicating effectively, employing alternatives to |
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| 23 | | - | physical restraints, and identifying signs of abuse, neglect, or |
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| 24 | | - | exploitation. An officer shall complete the program not later than |
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| 25 | | - | the second anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under |
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| 26 | | - | this chapter or the date the officer applies for an intermediate |
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| 27 | | - | proficiency certificate, whichever date is earlier. An officer may |
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| 28 | | - | not satisfy the requirements of this subsection or Section |
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| 29 | | - | 1701.402(g) by taking an online course on de-escalation and crisis |
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| 30 | | - | intervention techniques to facilitate interaction with persons |
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| 31 | | - | with mental impairments. |
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| 32 | | - | SECTION 2. Not later than April 1, 2022, the Texas |
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| 33 | | - | Commission on Law Enforcement shall revise the commission's |
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| 34 | | - | education and training programs as necessary to implement the |
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| 35 | | - | changes in law made by this Act. |
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| 36 | | - | SECTION 3. Section 1701.253(j), Occupations Code, as |
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| 37 | | - | amended by this Act, applies only to a person who submits an |
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| 38 | | - | application for a peace officer license under Chapter 1701, |
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| 39 | | - | Occupations Code, on or after April 1, 2022. A person who submits |
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| 40 | | - | an application for a peace officer license under Chapter 1701, |
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| 41 | | - | Occupations Code, before April 1, 2022, is governed by the law in |
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| 42 | | - | effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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| 43 | | - | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 11 | + | SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 12 | + | by adding Subsection (q) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | + | (q) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the |
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| 14 | + | commission shall require an officer to complete a four-hour |
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| 15 | + | statewide education and training program developed by the |
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| 16 | + | commission on techniques to facilitate interaction with persons |
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| 17 | + | with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, including techniques |
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| 18 | + | for recognizing symptoms, communicating effectively, employing |
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| 19 | + | alternatives to physical restraints, and identifying signs of |
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| 20 | + | abuse, neglect, or exploitation. |
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| 21 | + | SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas |
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| 22 | + | Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the education and |
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| 23 | + | training program required by Section 1701.253(q), Occupations |
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| 24 | + | Code, as added by this Act. |
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| 25 | + | SECTION 3. Section 1701.253(q), Occupations Code, as added |
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| 26 | + | by this Act, applies only to a person who submits an application for |
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| 27 | + | a peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, on or |
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| 28 | + | after January 1, 2022. A person who submits an application for a |
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| 29 | + | peace officer license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, before |
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| 30 | + | January 1, 2022, is governed by the law in effect immediately before |
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| 31 | + | the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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| 32 | + | effect for that purpose. |
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