New 15-Member De-Escalation Committee Skips The Usual Deadline To End

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By: Turner
H.B. No. 4220

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of a committee to review education and

training programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention

techniques for peace officers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is

amended by adding Section 1701.2525 to read as follows:

Sec. 1701.2525. REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR DE-ESCALATION AND

CRISIS INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES TRAINING. (a) In this section,

"committee" means the committee established under Subsection (b).

(b) The commission shall establish a committee to review the

curriculum and course materials of the education and training

programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques for

peace officers under Sections 1701.253(j) and 1701.352(b)(2)(B).

(c) The committee is composed of 15 members appointed by the

commission as follows:

(1) three law enforcement officers, two of whom must

be employed by a municipality with a population of more than

250,000;

(2) three academic experts who specialize in

de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques;

(3) three representatives from mental health advocacy

organizations; and

(4) six members with qualifications or experience

relevant to the committee's duties.

(d) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the

duration of the committee.

(e) Every six years, the committee shall:

(1) review the curriculum and course materials for the

programs described by Subsection (a);

(2) update the curriculum and course materials based

on current best practices for de-escalation and crisis intervention

techniques; and

(3) publish a report on the committee's activities and

findings on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.

(f) The commission may adopt rules to implement this

section.

SECTION 2. Not later than March 1, 2026, the committee

established by Section 1701.2525, Occupations Code, as added by

this Act, shall perform the initial required review and publish a

report as required by that section.

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.