2017S0461-T 03/10/17
 
  By: West, Whitmire S.B. No. 30
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with
  peace officers in the required curriculum for certain public school
  students and in driver education courses and to civilian
  interaction training for peace officers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 28.012 to read as follows:
         Sec. 28.012.  INSTRUCTION ON INTERACTION WITH LAW
  ENFORCEMENT. (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Board" means the State Board of Education.
               (2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Law
  Enforcement.
         (b)  The board and the commission shall enter into a
  memorandum of understanding that establishes each agency's
  respective responsibilities in developing instruction, including
  curriculum and instructional modules, on proper interaction with
  peace officers during traffic stops and other in-person encounters.
  The instruction must:
               (1)  be based on recommendations made by the
  Stakeholder Task Force on Police and Citizen Interactions convened
  for that purpose; and
               (2)  include information regarding:
                     (A)  the role of law enforcement and the duties
  and responsibilities of peace officers;
                     (B)  a person's rights concerning interactions
  with peace officers;
                     (C)  proper behavior for civilians and peace
  officers during interactions;
                     (D)  laws regarding questioning and detention by
  peace officers, including any law requiring a person to present
  proof of identity to a peace officer, and the consequences for a
  person's or officer's failure to comply with those laws; and
                     (E)  how and where to file a complaint against or a
  compliment on behalf of a peace officer.
         (c)  The board and the commission may consult with any
  interested party in developing the instruction under this section.
         (d)  Before finalizing any instruction under this section,
  the board and the commission shall provide a reasonable period for
  public comment.
         (e)  A local district or open-enrollment charter school
  shall offer this instructional module on proper interaction with
  peace officers during traffic stops and other in-person encounters.
  A district or open-enrollment charter may offer this instructional
  module as part of another required curriculum in Section
  28.002(a)(1).
         SECTION 2.  Section 28.025, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (b-20) to read as follows:
         (b-20)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
  include the instruction developed under Section 28.012 in the
  required curriculum for students in grade levels 9 through 12.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 1001, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1001.109 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.109.  INFORMATION RELATING TO TRAFFIC STOPS.
  (a)  The commission by rule shall require that information relating
  to law enforcement procedures for traffic stops be included in the
  curriculum of each driver education course and driving safety
  course. The curriculum must:
               (1)  be based on recommendations made by the
  Stakeholder Task Force on Police and Citizen Interactions convened
  for that purpose; and
               (2)  include:
                     (A)  a demonstration of the proper actions to be
  taken during a traffic stop; and
                     (B)  information regarding:
                           (i)  the role of law enforcement and the
  duties and responsibilities of peace officers;
                           (ii)  a person's rights concerning
  interactions with peace officers;
                           (iii)  proper behavior for civilians and
  peace officers during interactions;
                           (iv)  laws regarding questioning and
  detention by peace officers, including any law requiring a person
  to present proof of identity to a peace officer, and the
  consequences for a person's or officer's failure to comply with
  those laws; and
                           (v)  how and where to file a complaint
  against or compliment on behalf of a peace officer.
         (b)  The commission shall develop instructional materials
  and testing materials for the curriculum described by Subsection
  (a).
         SECTION 4.  Section 1701.253, Occupations Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
         (n)  As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the
  commission shall require an officer to complete the civilian
  interaction training program developed under Section 1701.268. An
  officer shall complete the program not later than the second
  anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under this chapter
  unless the officer completes the program as part of the officer's
  basic training course.
         SECTION 5.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1701.268 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1701.268.  CIVILIAN INTERACTION TRAINING PROGRAM.
  (a)  In this section, "board" means the State Board of Education.
         (b)  The commission and the board shall enter into a
  memorandum of understanding that establishes each agency's
  respective responsibilities in developing a training program,
  including training and testing materials, on proper interaction
  with civilians during traffic stops and other in-person encounters.
  The training program must:
               (1)  be based on recommendations made by the
  Stakeholder Task Force on Police and Citizen Interactions convened
  for that purpose; and
               (2)  include information regarding:
                     (A)  the role of law enforcement and the duties
  and responsibilities of peace officers;
                     (B)  a person's rights concerning interactions
  with peace officers;
                     (C)  proper behavior for civilians and peace
  officers during interactions;
                     (D)  laws regarding questioning and detention by
  peace officers, including any law requiring a person to present
  proof of identity to a peace officer, and the consequences for a
  person's or officer's failure to comply with those laws; and
                     (E)  how and where to file a complaint against or
  compliment on behalf of a peace officer.
         (c)  The commission and the board may consult with any
  interested party in developing the training program under this
  section.
         (d)  Before finalizing a training program under this
  section, the commission and the board shall provide a reasonable
  period for public comment.
         SECTION 6.  (a)  Not later than September 1, 2018, the State
  Board of Education and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
  shall develop:
               (1)  the instruction required under Section 28.012,
  Education Code, as added by this Act; and
               (2)  the training program required under Section
  1701.268, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
         (b)  Section 28.025(b-20), Education Code, as added by this
  Act, applies beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.
         (c)  A peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer who
  holds a license under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, issued on or
  before January 1, 2018, shall complete a training program
  established under Section 1701.268, Occupations Code, as added by
  this Act, not later than January 1, 2020.
         SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.