H.B. No. 2372

	AN ACT
	relating to training requirements for juvenile correctional
	officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 242.009(b), Human Resources Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The department shall provide competency-based training
	to each juvenile correctional officer employed by the department,
	which must include on-the-job training. Each officer must complete
	at least 300 hours of training in the officer's first year of
	employment, with at least 240 [300] hours of training [, which must
	include on-the-job training,] before the officer independently
	commences the officer's duties at the facility. The officer must
	demonstrate competency in the trained subjects as required by the
	department. The training must provide the officer with information
	and instruction related to the officer's duties, including
	information and instruction concerning:
	(1)  the juvenile justice system of this state,
	including the juvenile correctional facility system;
	(2)  security procedures;
	(3)  the supervision of children committed to the
	department;
	(4)  signs of suicide risks and suicide precautions;
	(5)  signs and symptoms of the abuse, assault, neglect,
	and exploitation of a child, including sexual abuse, sexual
	assault, and human trafficking, and the manner in which to report
	the abuse, assault, neglect, or exploitation of a child;
	(6)  the neurological, physical, and psychological
	development of adolescents;
	(7)  department rules and regulations, including
	rules, regulations, and tactics concerning the use of force;
	(8)  appropriate restraint techniques;
	(9)  the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C.
	Section 15601, et seq.);
	(10)  the rights and responsibilities of children in
	the custody of the department;
	(11)  interpersonal relationship skills;
	(12)  the social and cultural lifestyles of children in
	the custody of the department;
	(13)  first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
	(14)  counseling techniques;
	(15)  conflict resolution and dispute mediation,
	including de-escalation techniques;
	(16)  behavior management;
	(17)  mental health issues;
	(18)  employee rights, employment discrimination, and
	sexual harassment; and
	(19)  trauma-informed care.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to a juvenile correctional officer hired by the Texas Juvenile
	Justice Department on or after the effective date of this Act. A
	juvenile correctional officer hired before the effective date of
	this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the
	effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for
	that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2372 was passed by the House on May 5,
	2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2372 was passed by the Senate on May
	26, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor