| 1 | 1 | | 89R14719 GP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Turner H.B. No. 4220 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the creation of a committee to review education and |
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| 10 | 10 | | training programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention |
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| 11 | 11 | | techniques for peace officers. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 1701.2525 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 1701.2525. REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR DE-ESCALATION AND |
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| 16 | 16 | | CRISIS INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES TRAINING. (a) In this section, |
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| 17 | 17 | | "committee" means the committee established under Subsection (b). |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) The commission shall establish a committee to review the |
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| 19 | 19 | | curriculum and course materials of the education and training |
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| 20 | 20 | | programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques for |
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| 21 | 21 | | peace officers under Sections 1701.253(j) and 1701.352(b)(2)(B). |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) The committee is composed of 15 members appointed by the |
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| 23 | 23 | | commission as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) three law enforcement officers, two of whom must |
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| 25 | 25 | | be employed by a municipality with a population of more than |
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| 26 | 26 | | 250,000; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) three academic experts who specialize in |
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| 28 | 28 | | de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (3) three representatives from mental health advocacy |
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| 30 | 30 | | organizations; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (4) six members with qualifications or experience |
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| 32 | 32 | | relevant to the committee's duties. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (d) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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| 34 | 34 | | duration of the committee. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (e) Every six years, the committee shall: |
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| 36 | 36 | | (1) review the curriculum and course materials for the |
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| 37 | 37 | | programs described by Subsection (a); |
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| 38 | 38 | | (2) update the curriculum and course materials based |
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| 39 | 39 | | on current best practices for de-escalation and crisis intervention |
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| 40 | 40 | | techniques; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | (3) publish a report on the committee's activities and |
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| 42 | 42 | | findings on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website. |
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| 43 | 43 | | (f) The commission may adopt rules to implement this |
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| 44 | 44 | | section. |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 2. Not later than March 1, 2026, the committee |
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| 46 | 46 | | established by Section 1701.2525, Occupations Code, as added by |
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| 47 | 47 | | this Act, shall perform the initial required review and publish a |
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| 48 | 48 | | report as required by that section. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 50 | 50 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 51 | 51 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 52 | 52 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 53 | 53 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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