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S.B. No. 2180 AN ACT relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 1701.318 to read as follows: Sec. 1701.318. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR PEACE OFFICERS TO CONDUCT POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS. (a) The commission by rule may establish minimum requirements for the training, testing, and certification of peace officers to conduct polygraph examinations for the purpose of: (1) a preemployment examination of a candidate applying for a position that requires a license under this chapter; or (2) a criminal investigation. (b) The commission shall adopt rules prohibiting a peace officer from conducting a polygraph examination for a purpose described by Subsection (a) unless the officer: (1) completes a training course approved by the commission; and (2) passes an examination administered by the commission that is designed to test the officer's knowledge of investigative polygraphy. (c) The commission shall issue a certification to conduct polygraph examinations to a peace officer who applies for the certification, completes the required training, and passes the required examination. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall adopt rules required by Section 1701.318, Occupations Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. A peace officer is not required to comply with rules adopted under Section 1701.318, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, until January 1, 2027. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2180 passed the Senate on April 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2180 passed the House on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 9, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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