Bill Text: TX HB1415 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to continuing education training on civil process for constables.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-24 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB1415 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1415-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to continuing education training on civil process for constables.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-24 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB1415 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1415-Introduced.html
86R8417 SOS-F | ||
By: Lucio III | H.B. No. 1415 |
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relating to continuing education training on civil process for | ||
constables. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 1701.3545, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsections (e) and (f) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b-1) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), | ||
each constable must complete at least 20 hours of continuing | ||
education instruction on civil process as part of the continuing | ||
education program provided by the selected institution under this | ||
section during each 48-month continuing education training period. | ||
The commission by rule shall establish minimum curriculum | ||
requirements for the continuing education course on civil process | ||
required by this subsection. The commission may waive the | ||
continuing education requirements of this subsection if: | ||
(1) a constable requests a waiver because of hardship; | ||
and | ||
(2) the commission determines that a hardship exists. | ||
(e) The institution selected under Subsection (a) by rule | ||
may provide for the waiver of: | ||
(1) all or part of the required 40 hours of initial | ||
training for new constables to the extent the new constable has | ||
satisfactorily completed equivalent training during the 24 months | ||
preceding the individual's appointment or election; or | ||
(2) the continuing education requirements of | ||
Subsection (b) or (b-1) for an individual who has satisfactorily | ||
completed equivalent continuing education during the preceding 24 | ||
months. | ||
(f) An individual who is subject to the continuing education | ||
requirements of Subsections [ |
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from other continuing education requirements under this | ||
subchapter. | ||
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt | ||
rules necessary to implement Section 1701.3545, Occupations Code, | ||
as amended by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |