89R4386 GP-D
By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 421
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to training for peace officers on acquired and traumatic
brain injuries and trauma-affected veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (u) to read as follows:
(u) As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
commission shall require an officer to complete the training
programs established under Sections 1701.264 and 1701.265.
SECTION 2. Section 1701.264, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The commission by rule shall require an officer to
complete the training program established under this section unless
the officer has completed the training under Section 1701.253(u) or
other training equivalent to the training program as determined by
the commission.
SECTION 3. Section 1701.265, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The commission by rule shall require an officer to
complete the training program established under this section unless
the officer has completed the training under Section 1701.253(u) or
other training equivalent to the training program as determined by
the commission.
SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt
rules to implement Sections 1701.253(u), 1701.264(c), and
1701.265(c), Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 5. The minimum curriculum requirements under
Section 1701.253(u), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply
only to an officer who first begins to satisfy those requirements on
or after January 1, 2026.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.