{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.271","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.271","heading":"TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO COUNTY JAILER INTERACTIONS WITH PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.","body":"(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.\n(b) A county jailer who completes the training program may count the hours toward the jailer's continuing education requirements under this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 708 (H.B. 2831), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.\nRedesignated from Occupations Code, Section 1701.269 by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 24.001(33), eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1701. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER F. TRAINING PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, AND POLICIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm#1701.271","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"07ac1e7913311e860d6dd1ceaaa2d4639e0619c64afb65dcbd814e6ee167cc06","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.270","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.272"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}