(a) The commission and the Commission on Jail Standards shall jointly develop, with the assistance of the advisory committee established under Section 511.022, Government Code, a training program for county jailers that consists of at least four hours of education and training on interacting with a person with an intellectual or developmental disability who is confined in a county jail, including techniques to assess a person for an intellectual or developmental disability.
(b) A county jailer who completes the training program may count the hours toward the jailer's continuing education requirements under this chapter.
Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.