By: Coleman (Senate Sponsor - Miles) H.B. No. 4149
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021;
May 14, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice; May 22, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 22, 2021, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to county jailers.
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 and the Commission on Jail Standards may
develop additional training for county jailers serving under
permanent appointments to promote health and safety in county
jails.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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