88R13025 SHH-F     By: Frazier H.B. No. 3424       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the training requirements for commissioned security   officers and personal protection officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 1702.1675(a) and (g), Occupations Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  The commission shall establish a basic training course   for commissioned security officers.  The course must include, at a   minimum:                (1)  general security officer training issues;                (2)  classroom instruction on handgun proficiency and   self-defense tactics; and                (3)  range instruction on handgun proficiency.          (g)  The 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)  the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of   deadly force;                (2)  handgun use, proficiency, and safety;                (3)  nonviolent dispute resolution; [and]                (4)  proper storage practices for handguns, with an   emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of   accidental injury to a child; and                (5)  self-defense tactics.          SECTION 2.  Section 1702.1685(a), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The proficiency examination required to obtain or renew   a security officer commission must include:                (1)  a written section on the subjects listed in   Sections 1702.1675(g)(1)-(4) [Section 1702.1675(g)]; and                (2)  a physical demonstration of handgun proficiency   that meets the minimum standards established under Section   1702.1675(h) or (i).          SECTION 3.  Section 1702.205(b), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  The training required by this section:                (1)  must be provided in-person; and                (2)  is in addition to the basic training course for   security officers.          SECTION 4.  (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)  Not 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.          SECTION 5.  Section 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, 2024.  A personal   protection officer training course 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.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.