| 1 | 1 | | 88R6033 JCG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Plesa H.B. No. 2441 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to required training on trauma-impacted veterans for |
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| 8 | 8 | | certain peace officers. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 1701.352(b), Occupations Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (b) The commission shall require a state, county, special |
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| 13 | 13 | | district, or municipal agency that appoints or employs peace |
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| 14 | 14 | | officers to provide each peace officer with a training program at |
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| 15 | 15 | | least once every 48 months that is approved by the commission and |
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| 16 | 16 | | consists of: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) topics selected by the agency; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) for an officer holding only a basic proficiency |
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| 19 | 19 | | certificate, not more than 20 hours of education and training that |
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| 20 | 20 | | contain curricula incorporating the learning objectives developed |
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| 21 | 21 | | by the commission regarding: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (A) civil rights, racial sensitivity, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | cultural diversity; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (B) de-escalation and crisis intervention |
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| 25 | 25 | | techniques to facilitate interaction with persons with mental |
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| 26 | 26 | | impairments, including training on identifying and interacting |
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| 27 | 27 | | with trauma-impacted veterans and training on diverting those |
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| 28 | 28 | | veterans to available community resources; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (C) de-escalation techniques to facilitate |
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| 30 | 30 | | interaction with members of the public, including techniques for |
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| 31 | 31 | | limiting the use of force resulting in bodily injury; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | (D) unless determined by the agency head to be |
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| 33 | 33 | | inconsistent with the officer's assigned duties: |
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| 34 | 34 | | (i) the recognition, documentation, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | investigation of cases that involve child abuse or neglect, family |
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| 36 | 36 | | violence, and sexual assault, including the use of best practices |
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| 37 | 37 | | and trauma-informed techniques to effectively recognize, document, |
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| 38 | 38 | | and investigate those cases; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | (ii) issues concerning sex offender |
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| 40 | 40 | | characteristics. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 42 | 42 | | of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt |
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| 43 | 43 | | rules necessary to implement Section 1701.352(b), Occupations |
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| 44 | 44 | | Code, as amended by this Act. |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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