By: Bowers H.B. No. 5591       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to opioid overdose training for peace officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (u) to read as follows:          (u)  As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the   commission shall require an officer to complete the training   program established under Section 1701.273.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1701.273 to read as follows:          Sec. 1701.273.  TRAINING PROGRAM ON OPIOID OVERDOSES. The   commission by rule shall establish and maintain a training program   on opioid overdoses. The program must include instruction on:                (1)  recognizing the signs and symptoms of an opioid   overdose; and                (2)  administering all types of opioid antagonists,   including injectable and nasal opioid antagonists.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter H, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1701.3526 to read as follows:          Sec. 1701.3526.  CONTINUING EDUCATION ON OPIOID OVERDOSES.   As part of the continuing education programs under Section   1701.351(a), an officer shall complete the training program on   opioid overdoses established under Section 1701.273.          SECTION 4.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt   rules to implement the changes in law made by this Act.          SECTION 5.  The minimum curriculum requirements under   Section 1701.253(u), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, apply   only to an officer who first begins to satisfy those requirements on   or after January 1, 2026.          SECTION 6.  Section 1701.3526, Occupations Code, as added by   this Act, applies only with respect to a 24-month continuing   education training unit that begins on or after the effective date   of this Act. A training unit that begins before the effective date   of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the training   unit began, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.