85R2454 KJE-D     By: West S.B. No. 202       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with   peace officers in the required curriculum for ninth grade public   school students and to civilian interaction training for peace   officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 28.012 to read as follows:          Sec. 28.012.  INSTRUCTION ON INTERACTION WITH LAW   ENFORCEMENT. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Board" means the State Board of Education.                (2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Law   Enforcement.          (b)  The board and the commission shall enter into a   memorandum of understanding that establishes each agency's   respective responsibilities in developing instruction on proper   interaction with peace officers during traffic stops and other   in-person encounters.          (c)  The board and the commission may consult with any   interested party in developing the instruction under this section.          (d)  Before finalizing any instruction under this section,   the board and the commission shall provide a reasonable period for   public comment.          SECTION 2.  Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-20) to read as follows:          (b-20)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to   include the instruction developed under Section 28.012 in the   required curriculum for students in ninth grade.          SECTION 3.  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 require an officer to complete the civilian   interaction training program developed under Section 1701.268. An   officer shall complete the program not later than the second   anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under this chapter   unless the officer completes the program as part of the officer's   basic training course.          SECTION 4.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1701.268 to read as follows:          Sec. 1701.268.  CIVILIAN INTERACTION TRAINING PROGRAM. (a)   In this section, "board" means the State Board of Education.          (b)  The commission and the board shall enter into a   memorandum of understanding that establishes each agency's   respective responsibilities in developing a training program on   proper interaction with civilians during traffic stops and other   in-person encounters.           (c)  The commission and the board may consult with any   interested party in developing the training program under this   section.          (d)  Before finalizing a training program under this   section, the commission and the board shall provide a reasonable   period for public comment.          SECTION 5.  (a) Not later than September 1, 2018, the State   Board of Education and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement   shall develop:                (1)  the instruction required under Section 28.012,   Education Code, as added by this Act; and                (2)  the training program required under Section   1701.268, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.          (b)  Section 28.025(b-20), Education Code, as added by this   Act, applies beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.          (c)  A peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer who   holds a license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, issued on or   before January 1, 2018, shall complete a training program   established under Section 1701.268, Occupations Code, as added by   this Act, not later than January 1, 2020.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.