HB4220 - Relating to the creation of a committee to review education and training programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques for peace officers.

  89R14719 GP-D     By: Turner H.B. No. 4220       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of a committee to review education and   training programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention   techniques for peace officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 1701.2525 to read as follows:           Sec.   1701.2525.     REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR DE-ESCALATION AND   CRISIS INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES TRAINING. (a) In this section,   "committee" means the committee established under Subsection (b).           (b)     The commission shall establish a committee to review the   curriculum and course materials of the education and training   programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques for   peace officers under Sections 1701.253(j) and 1701.352(b)(2)(B).           (c)     The committee is composed of 15 members appointed by the   commission as follows:                 (1)     three law enforcement officers, two of whom must   be employed by a municipality with a population of more than   250,000;                 (2)     three academic experts who specialize in   de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques;                 (3)     three representatives from mental health advocacy   organizations; and                 (4)     six members with qualifications or experience   relevant to the committee's duties.           (d)     Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the   duration of the committee.           (e)  Every six years, the committee shall:                 (1)     review the curriculum and course materials for the   programs described by Subsection (a);                 (2)     update the curriculum and course materials based   on current best practices for de-escalation and crisis intervention   techniques; and                 (3)     publish a report on the committee's activities and   findings on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.             (f)     The commission may adopt rules to implement this   section.          SECTION 2.  Not later than March 1, 2026, the committee   established by Section 1701.2525, Occupations Code, as added by   this Act, shall perform the initial required review and publish a   report as required by that section.          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.