Bill Text: TX HB546 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study and report by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on certain training and education requirements for law enforcement officers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-20 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB546 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB546-Introduced.html
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| By: Canales | H.B. No. 546 | |
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| relating to a study and report by the Texas Commission on Law | ||
| Enforcement on certain training and education requirements for law | ||
| enforcement officers. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to ensure | ||
| that law enforcement training best meets the needs of modern law | ||
| enforcement work in this state and prepares law enforcement | ||
| officers for the reality of working in communities in this state. | ||
| SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
| (1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Law | ||
| Enforcement. | ||
| (2) "Officer" means a peace officer or reserve law | ||
| enforcement officer. | ||
| SECTION 3. STUDY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING AND | ||
| EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commission shall study the | ||
| training and education requirements for: | ||
| (1) continuing education programs recognized, | ||
| prepared, or administered for officers under Section 1701.352, | ||
| Occupations Code; and | ||
| (2) basic proficiency certificates issued to officers | ||
| under Section 1701.402, Occupations Code. | ||
| (b) In conducting the study, the commission shall solicit | ||
| input from and hold meetings with all interested parties. | ||
| SECTION 4. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2020, the | ||
| commission shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, | ||
| and each member of the legislature a report that includes: | ||
| (1) the findings of the study conducted under Section | ||
| 3 of this Act; and | ||
| (2) recommendations to update any of the training and | ||
| education requirements studied under that section. | ||
| SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
| 1, 2019. | ||
