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AN ACT
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relating to human trafficking and its victims and the care of |
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juveniles who have experienced traumatic events. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 221.002, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) In adopting rules under Subsection (a)(3), the board |
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shall require probation officers, juvenile supervision officers, |
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and court-supervised community-based program personnel to receive |
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trauma-informed care training. The training must provide |
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knowledge, in line with best practices, of how to interact with |
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juveniles who have experienced traumatic events. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 221, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 221.0035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 221.0035. BEST PRACTICES TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS |
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VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. (a) In this section, "sex |
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trafficking" means an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(7), Penal |
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Code. |
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(b) The department shall evaluate the practices and |
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screening procedures used by juvenile probation departments for the |
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early identification of juveniles who are victims of sex |
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trafficking for the purpose of developing a recommended set of best |
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practices that may be used by a juvenile probation department to |
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improve the juvenile probation department's ability to identify a |
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juvenile who is a victim of sex trafficking. |
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(c) Best practices may include: |
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(1) examining a juvenile's referral history, including |
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whether the juvenile has a history of running away from home or has |
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been adjudicated for previous offenses; |
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(2) making inquiries into a juvenile's history of |
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sexual abuse; |
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(3) assessing a juvenile's need for services, |
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including counseling through a rape crisis center or other |
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counseling; and |
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(4) asking the juvenile a series of questions designed |
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to determine whether the juvenile is at high risk of being a victim |
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of sex trafficking. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 221, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 221.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 221.0061. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. The |
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department shall provide trauma-informed care training during the |
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preservice training the department provides for juvenile probation |
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officers, juvenile supervision officers, juvenile correctional |
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officers, and juvenile parole officers. The training must provide |
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knowledge, in line with best practices, of how to interact with |
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juveniles who have experienced traumatic events. |
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SECTION 4. Subsection (b), Section 242.009, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall provide each juvenile correctional |
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officer employed by the department with at least 300 hours of |
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training, which must include on-the-job training, before the |
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officer independently commences the officer's duties at the |
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facility. The training must provide the officer with information |
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and instruction related to the officer's duties, including |
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information and instruction concerning: |
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(1) the juvenile justice system of this state, |
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including the juvenile correctional facility system; |
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(2) security procedures; |
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(3) the supervision of children committed to the |
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department; |
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(4) signs of suicide risks and suicide precautions; |
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(5) signs and symptoms of the abuse, assault, neglect, |
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and exploitation of a child, including sexual abuse, [and] sexual |
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assault, and human trafficking, and the manner in which to report |
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the abuse, assault, neglect, or exploitation of a child; |
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(6) the neurological, physical, and psychological |
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development of adolescents; |
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(7) department rules and regulations, including |
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rules, regulations, and tactics concerning the use of force; |
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(8) appropriate restraint techniques; |
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(9) the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 15601, et seq.); |
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(10) the rights and responsibilities of children in |
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the custody of the department; |
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(11) interpersonal relationship skills; |
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(12) the social and cultural lifestyles of children in |
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the custody of the department; |
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(13) first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; |
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(14) counseling techniques; |
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(15) conflict resolution and dispute mediation, |
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including de-escalation techniques; |
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(16) behavior management; |
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(17) mental health issues; [and] |
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(18) employee rights, employment discrimination, and |
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sexual harassment; and |
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(19) trauma-informed care. |
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SECTION 5. Section 414.005, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 414.005. DUTIES. The council shall: |
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(1) encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of |
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crime stoppers organizations; |
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(2) foster the detection of crime and encourage |
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persons to report information about criminal acts; |
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(3) encourage news and other media to broadcast |
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reenactments and to inform the public of the functions of crime |
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stoppers organizations' operations and programs; |
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(4) promote the process of crime stoppers |
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organizations to forward information about criminal acts to the |
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appropriate law enforcement agencies; |
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(5) help law enforcement agencies detect and combat |
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crime by increasing the flow of information to and between law |
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enforcement agencies; |
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(6) create specialized programs targeted at detecting |
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specific crimes or types of crimes, including at least one program |
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that: |
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(A) encourages individuals to report sex |
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offenders who have failed to register under Chapter 62, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure; [and] |
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(B) encourages individuals to report criminal |
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activity relating to the trafficking of persons, as described under |
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Chapter 20A, Penal Code; and |
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(C) financially rewards each individual who |
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makes a report described by Paragraph (A) or (B) that leads or |
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substantially contributes to the arrest or apprehension: |
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(i) of a sex offender who has failed to |
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register under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(ii) of a person suspected of engaging in |
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conduct that constitutes an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; |
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and |
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(7) encourage, advise, and assist crime stoppers |
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organizations in implementing any programs created under |
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Subdivision (6), including a program specifically described by |
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Subdivision (6). |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1356 passed the Senate on |
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April 18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 23, 2013, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1356 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |