H.B. No. 487
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the continuing education requirements for constables.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 1701.3545(b) and (d), Occupations Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Each constable must complete at least 40 hours of
  continuing education provided by the selected institution under
  this section each 48-month period. The commission by rule shall
  establish a uniform 48-month continuing education training period.
         (d)  A newly appointed or elected constable shall complete
  the initial training program for new constables not later than the
  second anniversary of that individual's appointment or election as
  constable. The initial training program for new constables is in
  addition to the initial training required by this chapter. The
  commission by rule shall establish that the first continuing
  education training period for an individual under Subsection (b)
  begins on the first day of the first uniform continuing education
  training period that follows [The first 48-month period under
  Subsection (b) begins, for an individual who completes the initial
  training program for new constables under this section, on the
  first anniversary of] the date the individual completed the initial
  training program.
         SECTION 2.  The Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
  Standards and Education by rule shall provide an orderly transition
  for constables to a uniform continuing education training period
  under Section 1701.3545, 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, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 487 was passed by the House on March
  15, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 487 was passed by the Senate on May
  23, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor