Texas HB2756 mandates training for correctional officers and certain Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees on de-escalation, crisis.

Texas HB2756, known as the Jovian Motley Act, requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health to correctional officers and other relevant employees. This training must include effective communication, alternatives to physical restraints, techniques for limiting force, awareness of behavioral health concerns, crisis recognition, suicide risk prevention, and access to employee assistance programs.

Texas HB2756 mandates training for correctional officers and certain Texas Department of Criminal Justice employees on de-escalation, crisis.

Texas HB2756, known as the Jovian Motley Act, requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health to correctional officers and other relevant employees. This training must include effective communication, alternatives to physical restraints, techniques for limiting force, awareness of behavioral health concerns, crisis recognition, suicide risk prevention, and access to employee assistance programs.