HB1441 - Relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers.

      By: Plesa, Curry, Guillen, King, Johnson, H.B. No. 1441       et al.     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace   officers and school resource officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1701.262(c), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The curriculum developed under this section must   incorporate learning objectives regarding:                (1)  child and adolescent development and psychology;                (2)  positive behavioral interventions and supports,   conflict resolution techniques, and restorative justice   techniques;                (3)  de-escalation techniques and techniques for   limiting the use of force, including the use of physical,   mechanical, and chemical restraints;                (4)  the mental and behavioral health needs of children   with disabilities or special needs; [ and ]                (5)  mental health crisis intervention ; and                 (6)     the effects of mental health conditions, including   the effects of gang influence, drug use, mistreatment, neglect,   grief, and trauma, on student behavior and the ways in which using   evidence-based, grief-informed, and trauma-informed strategies   support a safe school environment and protect the mental health of   students affected by grief and trauma .          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall amend the   model training curriculum as necessary to implement Section   1701.262(c), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.