Bill Text: TX SB586 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the training of peace officers for family violence and sexual assault assignments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-22 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB586 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB586-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the training of peace officers for family violence and sexual assault assignments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-22 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB586 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB586-Comm_Sub.html
86R29153 JCG-D | ||
By: Watson, et al. | S.B. No. 586 | |
(Neave) | ||
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 586: No. |
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relating to the training of peace officers for family violence and | ||
sexual assault assignments. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 1701.253(b), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) In establishing requirements under this section, the | ||
commission shall require courses and programs to provide training | ||
in: | ||
(1) the recognition, investigation, and documentation | ||
of cases that involve[ |
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practices and trauma-informed response techniques to effectively | ||
recognize, investigate, and document those cases; | ||
(2) issues concerning sex offender characteristics; | ||
and | ||
(3) crime victims' rights under Chapter 56, Code of | ||
Criminal Procedure, and Chapter 57, Family Code, and the duty of law | ||
enforcement agencies to ensure that a victim is afforded those | ||
rights. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 1701.352(b), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The commission shall require a state, county, special | ||
district, or municipal agency that appoints or employs peace | ||
officers to provide each peace officer with a training program at | ||
least once every 48 months that is approved by the commission and | ||
consists of: | ||
(1) topics selected by the agency; and | ||
(2) for an officer holding only a basic proficiency | ||
certificate, not more than 20 hours of education and training that | ||
contain curricula incorporating the learning objectives developed | ||
by the commission regarding: | ||
(A) civil rights, racial sensitivity, and | ||
cultural diversity; | ||
(B) de-escalation and crisis intervention | ||
techniques to facilitate interaction with persons with mental | ||
impairments; | ||
(C) de-escalation techniques to facilitate | ||
interaction with members of the public, including techniques for | ||
limiting the use of force resulting in bodily injury; and | ||
(D) unless determined by the agency head to be | ||
inconsistent with the officer's assigned duties: | ||
(i) the recognition, [ |
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and investigation of cases that involve child abuse or neglect, | ||
family violence, and sexual assault, including the use of best | ||
practices and trauma-informed techniques to effectively recognize, | ||
document, and investigate those cases; and | ||
(ii) issues concerning sex offender | ||
characteristics. | ||
SECTION 3. Subchapter I, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 1701.4045 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1701.4045. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS FOR FAMILY | ||
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT ASSIGNMENTS. (a) The commission by | ||
rule shall establish minimum requirements for the training, | ||
testing, and certification of special officers for responding to | ||
allegations of family violence or sexual assault. | ||
(b) The commission may certify a peace officer as a special | ||
officer for responding to allegations of family violence or sexual | ||
assault if the person: | ||
(1) completes an advanced training course | ||
administered by the commission on recognizing, documenting, and | ||
investigating family violence and sexual assault using best | ||
practices and trauma-informed techniques; and | ||
(2) passes an examination administered by the | ||
commission that is designed to test the person's: | ||
(A) knowledge and recognition of the signs of | ||
family violence and sexual assault; and | ||
(B) skill at documenting and investigating | ||
family violence and sexual assault using best practices and | ||
trauma-informed techniques. | ||
(c) The commission may issue a professional achievement or | ||
proficiency certificate to a peace officer who meets the | ||
requirements of Subsection (b). | ||
SECTION 4. Not later than January 1, 2020, the Texas | ||
Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the comprehensive | ||
education and training program required by Section 1701.253(b), | ||
Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. | ||
SECTION 5. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt | ||
rules necessary to implement Section 1701.4045, Occupations Code, | ||
as added by this Act. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |