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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the training requirements for a person appointed as a |
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county jailer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.310(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may not |
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be appointed as a county jailer [, except on a temporary basis,] |
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unless the person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory |
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training program, as required by the commission, in the operation |
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of a county jail at a school operated or licensed by the commission. |
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The training program must consist of at least eight hours of mental |
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health training approved by the commission and the Commission on |
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Jail Standards. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1701.310(b), Occupations Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |