Texas Government Code

§ 22.110 — JUDICIAL INSTRUCTION RELATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS, AND CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT

GV § 22.110Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part A. COURTS · Ch. 22. APPELLATE COURTS · Art. B. COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

Statute text

(a)The court of criminal appeals shall assure that judicial training related to the problems of family violence, sexual assault, trafficking of persons, child abuse and neglect, and elder abuse and neglect is provided.

(b)The court of criminal appeals shall adopt the rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. The rules must require:

(1)each district judge, judge of a statutory county court, associate judge appointed under Chapter 54A of this code or Chapter 201, Family Code, master, referee, and magistrate within the judge's first term of office or the judicial officer's first four years of service to complete and provide certification of completion of 12 hours of training that include at least:

(A)four hours dedicated to issues related to trafficking of persons, child abuse and neglect, and elder abuse and neglect that cover at least two of the topics described in Subsections (d)(8) through (12) and (d)(14);

(B)six hours dedicated to the training described by Subsections (d)(5), (6), and (7); and

(C)one hour dedicated to the training described by Subsection (d)(13);

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 3505), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.04, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 332 (H.B. 10), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 275 (S.B. 855), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 7.04(a), eff. December 4, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 7.04(b), eff. December 4, 2025.