HB 1441
AN ACT relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
This Texas bill updates mandatory training requirements for school district peace officers and school resource officers. The curriculum now requires specific training in areas like child psychology, de-escalation techniques, mental health crisis intervention, and trauma-informed strategies for handling student behavior. The goal is to improve interactions between school officers and students by emphasizing understanding, conflict resolution, and minimizing use of force, particularly for students with disabilities or special needs.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1701.262(c), Occupations Code, is (c) The curriculum developed under this section must incorporate learning objectives regarding: (1) child and adolescent development and psychology; (2) positive behavioral interventions and supports, conflict resolution techniques, and restorative justice (3) de-escalation techniques and techniques for limiting the use of force, including the use of physical, mechanical, and chemical restraints; (4) the mental and behavioral health needs of children with disabilities or special needs; [and] (5) mental health crisis intervention; and (6) the effects of mental health conditions, including grief and trauma, on student behavior and the ways in which using evidence-based, grief-informed, and trauma-informed strategies support a safe school environment and protect the mental health of students affected by grief and trauma. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall amend the model training curriculum as necessary to implement Section 1701.262(c), 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, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Law Enforcement and related subject areas.
Beverly C. Cornwell
PremiumAndria Baum
Ky Ash
Galt Graydon
Christopher Hughes
Bill Jones
Jarod Alan Love
David Doran Parker
Shannon Ghangurde
Ashley Michelle Juergens
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace
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