Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.622
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.622, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1701.622. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall develop a peer support network for law enforcement officers. The network must include:
(1) peer-to-peer support;
(2) training for peer service coordinators and peers that includes suicide prevention training;
(3) technical assistance for program development, peer service coordinators, licensed mental health professionals, and peers; and
(4) identification, retention, and screening of licensed mental health professionals.
(b) As part of the peer support network for law enforcement officers, the commission shall ensure law enforcement officers have support in both urban and rural jurisdictions.
(c) The commission shall solicit and ensure that specialized training is provided to persons who are peers and who want to provide peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network.
(d) The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
(1) peer-to-peer support;
(2) training for peer service coordinators and peers that includes suicide prevention training;
(3) technical assistance for program development, peer service coordinators, licensed mental health professionals, and peers; and
(4) identification, retention, and screening of licensed mental health professionals.
(b) As part of the peer support network for law enforcement officers, the commission shall ensure law enforcement officers have support in both urban and rural jurisdictions.
(c) The commission shall solicit and ensure that specialized training is provided to persons who are peers and who want to provide peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network.
(d) The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
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