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  89R4386 GP-D     By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 421       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to training for peace officers on acquired and traumatic   brain injuries and trauma-affected veterans.          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   programs established under Sections 1701.264 and 1701.265.          SECTION 2.  Section 1701.264, Occupations Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:           (c)     The commission by rule shall require an officer to   complete the training program established under this section unless   the officer has completed the training under Section 1701.253(u) or   other training equivalent to the training program as determined by   the commission.          SECTION 3.  Section 1701.265, Occupations Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:           (c)     The commission by rule shall require an officer to   complete the training program established under this section unless   the officer has completed the training under Section 1701.253(u) or   other training equivalent to the training program as determined by   the commission.          SECTION 4.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt   rules to implement Sections 1701.253(u), 1701.264(c), and   1701.265(c), Occupations Code, as added 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.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.