Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Training Programs, Schools, and Policies
Section 1701.269. Training Program Relating to County Jailer Interactions With Persons With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 708 (H.B. 2831), Sec. 3
For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 722 (H.B. 3712), Sec. 3, see other Sec. 1701.269.
Sec. 1701.269. TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO COUNTY JAILER INTERACTIONS WITH PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. (a) The commission and the Commission on Jail Standards shall jointly develop, with the assistance of the advisory committee established under Section 511.022, Government Code, a training program for county jailers that consists of at least four hours of education and training on interacting with a person with an intellectual or developmental disability who is confined in a county jail, including techniques to assess a person for an intellectual or developmental disability.
(b) A county jailer who completes the training program may count the hours toward the jailer's continuing education requirements under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 708 (H.B. 2831), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

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