programs as necessary to comply with Section 1701.253, Occupations
Code, as amended by this article.
(b) The minimum curriculum requirements under Section
1701.253(j), Occupations Code, as amended by this article, apply
only to a peace officer who first begins to satisfy those
requirements on or after April 1, 2018.
SECTION 4.08. (a) Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, as
amended by this article, takes effect January 1, 2018.
(b) A person in the position of county jailer on September
1, 2017, must comply with Section 1701.310(a), Occupations Code, as
amended by this article, not later than August 31, 2021.
ARTICLE 5. MOTOR VEHICLE STOPS, RACIAL PROFILING, AND ISSUANCE OF
CITATIONS
SECTION 5.01. Article 2.132, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsection
(h) to read as follows:
(b) Each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a
detailed written policy on racial profiling. The policy must:
(1) clearly define acts constituting racial
profiling;
(2) strictly prohibit peace officers employed by the
agency from engaging in racial profiling;
(3) implement a process by which an individual may
file a complaint with the agency if the individual believes that a
peace officer employed by the agency has engaged in racial
profiling with respect to the individual;
(4) provide public education relating to the agency's
compliment and complaint process, including providing the
telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address to make a
compliment or complaint with respect to each ticket, citation, or
warning issued by a peace officer;
(5) require appropriate corrective action to be taken
against a peace officer employed by the agency who, after an
investigation, is shown to have engaged in racial profiling in