Texas HB 3424: Relating to the eligibility and training requirements for commissioned security officers and personal protection officers.

Bill Text

H.B.ANo.A3424
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility and training requirements for
commissioned security officers and personal protection officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTIONA1.AASection 1702.163, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (h) to read as
follows:
(a)AAAn applicant employed by a company license holder is not
eligible for a security officer commission unless the applicant
submits as part of the application satisfactory evidence that the
applicant has:
(1)AAcompleted the basic training course at a school or
under an instructor approved by the department;
(2)AAmet each qualification established by this chapter
and administrative rule;
(3)AAachieved the score required by the department on
the examination under Section 1702.1685; [and]
(4)AAdemonstrated to the satisfaction of the firearm
training instructor that the applicant has complied with other
department standards for minimum marksmanship competency with a
handgun; and
(5)AAprovided proof of completion by and the results of
the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory test for the
applicant.
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(h)AAThe commission by rule shall require an applicant for a
security officer commission to complete the Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory test. The department may use the results of
the test to evaluate the applicant’s psychological fitness.
SECTIONA2.AASections 1702.1675(a) and (g), Occupations Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a)AAThe commission shall establish a basic training course
for commissioned security officers. The course must include, at a
minimum:
(1)AAgeneral security officer training issues;
(2)AAclassroom instruction on handgun proficiency and
self-defense tactics; and
(3)AArange instruction on handgun proficiency.
(g)AAThe handgun proficiency and self-defense course must
include at least 10 hours and not more than 15 hours of in-person
instruction with an on-site instructor approved by the department
on:
(1)AAthe laws that relate to weapons and to the use of
deadly force;
(2)AAhandgun use, proficiency, and safety;
(3)AAnonviolent dispute resolution; [and]
(4)AAproper storage practices for handguns, with an
emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of
accidental injury to a child; and
(5)AAself-defense tactics.
SECTIONA3.AASection 1702.1685(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
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(a)AAThe proficiency examination required to obtain or renew
a security officer commission must include:
(1)AAa written section on the subjects listed in
Sections 1702.1675(g)(1)-(4) [Section 1702.1675(g)]; and
(2)AAa physical demonstration of handgun proficiency
that meets the minimum standards established under Section
1702.1675(h) or (i).
SECTIONA4.AASection 1702.205(b), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b)AAThe training required by this section:
(1)AAmust be provided in-person; and
(2)AAis in addition to the basic training course for
security officers.
SECTIONA5.AAA person who holds a security officer commission
issued under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, on January 1, 2024,
and applies to renew the commission on or after January 1, 2024,
shall provide to Department of Public Safety, at the time of the
person’s first renewal of the commission on or after that date,
proof of completion and the results of the Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory psychological test taken by the person. The
department may use the results of the test to evaluate the
applicant’s psychological fitness.
SECTIONA6.AASection 1702.163(a), Occupations Code, as
amended by this Act, applies only to an application for a security
officer commission submitted on or after January 1, 2024. An
application for a security officer commission submitted before
January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in effect immediately before
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the effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTIONA7.AA(a) Section 1702.1675, Occupations Code, as
amended by this Act, applies only to a basic training course for
commissioned security officers that begins on or after January 1,
2024. A basic training course for commissioned security officers
that begins before January 1, 2024, is governed by the law in effect
immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(b)AANot later than January 1, 2024, the Public Safety
Commission shall update the basic training course for commissioned
security officers to comply with Section 1702.1675, Occupations
Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTIONA8.AASection 1702.205, Occupations Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only to a personal protection officer training
course that begins on or after January 1,