Bill Text: TX SB1811 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to continuing education training on civil process for constables.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-26 - Committee report printed and distributed [SB1811 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1811-Comm_Sub.html
By: Lucio | S.B. No. 1811 | |
(In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2019; March 18, 2019, read | ||
first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice; | ||
April 26, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable Committee | ||
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 26, 2019, | ||
sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1811 | By: Whitmire |
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relating to continuing education training on civil process for | ||
constables. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 1701.3545, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (f) and adding Subsection | ||
(b-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a) A public institution of higher education selected by the | ||
commission shall establish and offer a program of initial training | ||
and a program of continuing education for constables. The | ||
curriculum for each program must relate to law enforcement | ||
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under this subsection shall develop the curriculum for the | ||
programs. The curriculum must be approved by the commission. | ||
(b) Each constable must complete at least 40 hours of | ||
continuing education provided by the selected institution under | ||
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by rule shall establish a uniform 48-month continuing education | ||
training period. | ||
(b-1) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), | ||
during each 48-month continuing education training period each | ||
constable must complete at least 20 hours of continuing education | ||
instruction on civil process to be provided by a public institution | ||
of higher education selected by the commission under this | ||
subsection. The commission shall establish minimum curriculum | ||
requirements for the continuing education course on civil process | ||
required by this subsection. The commission may waive the | ||
continuing education requirements of this subsection if: | ||
(1) a constable requests a waiver because of hardship; | ||
and | ||
(2) the commission determines that a hardship exists. | ||
(f) An individual who is subject to the continuing education | ||
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from other continuing education requirements under this | ||
subchapter. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
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