85R2522 AJZ-D     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 233       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to training regarding interactions with law enforcement   during traffic stops.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 1001, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 1001.109 to read as follows:          Sec. 1001.109.  INFORMATION RELATING TO TRAFFIC STOPS. The   commission by rule shall require that information relating to law   enforcement procedures for traffic stops be included in the   curriculum of each driver education course and driving safety   course. The curriculum must include a demonstration of the proper   actions to be taken during a traffic stop and information regarding   appropriate interactions with law enforcement.          SECTION 2.  Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:          (n)  As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the   commission shall establish a statewide education and training   program on proper procedures for traffic stops, including   information regarding the appropriate use of force, for officers   licensed under this chapter. An officer shall complete a program   established under this subsection not later than the second   anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under this chapter   or the date the officer applies for an intermediate proficiency   certificate, whichever date is earlier.          SECTION 3.  Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas   Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish the education and   training program required by Section 1701.253(n), Occupations   Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.