Bill Text: TX HB600 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the regular psychological examination of peace officers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety [HB600 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB600-Introduced.html
87R1997 JCG-F | ||
By: J. Johnson of Harris | H.B. No. 600 |
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relating to the regular psychological examination of peace | ||
officers. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter H, Chapter 1701, | ||
Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER H. CONTINUING EDUCATION, REGULAR PSYCHOLOGICAL | ||
EXAMINATION, AND YEARLY WEAPONS PROFICIENCY | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 1701.3556 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1701.3556. REGULAR PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION. (a) | ||
Each peace officer shall submit to the psychological examination | ||
described by Section 1701.306 once every 24 months. | ||
(b) The commission by rule shall: | ||
(1) provide grounds for which a law enforcement agency | ||
may exempt a peace officer from the requirements of this section; | ||
and | ||
(2) adopt procedures to ensure timely and accurate | ||
reporting by law enforcement agencies and peace officers of the | ||
results of a psychological examination required under this section. | ||
(c) The commission shall suspend the license of a peace | ||
officer who fails to comply with this section. | ||
SECTION 3. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas | ||
Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt rules necessary to | ||
implement the changes in law made by this Act. | ||
(b) A person who holds a license as a peace officer issued | ||
before the effective date of this Act may continue to renew that | ||
license without complying with Section 1701.3556, Occupations | ||
Code, as added by this Act. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |