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  89R2966 CMO-D     By: Plesa H.B. No. 1597       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in   the criminal justice system.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1701.273 to read as follows:           Sec.   1701.273.     TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO COUNTY JAILER   INTERACTIONS WITH VETERANS. The commission shall, in consultation   with the Texas Veterans Commission, develop a training program for   county jailers on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice   system.          SECTION 2.  Section 1701.310(a), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may not   be appointed as a county jailer, except on a temporary basis, unless   the person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory training   program, as required by the commission, in the operation of a county   jail at a school operated or licensed by the commission. The   training program must :                 (1)   consist of at least eight hours of mental health   training approved by the commission and the Commission on Jail   Standards ; and                 (2)     include the training program developed under   Section 1701.273 .          SECTION 3.  (a) The change in law made by this Act applies to   a county jailer licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code,   regardless of whether the license was issued before, on, or after   the effective date of this Act.          (b)  A county jailer who, on the effective date of this Act,   holds a county jailer license shall complete the training program   described by Section 1701.273, Occupations Code, as added by this   Act, not later than August 31, 2027.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.