,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjbj,mr4   
,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh to provide = tra9+ on     
alt]natives to use ( =ce1 de-escalation1
 & behavioral heal? crises4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,law    
,en=cem5t ,de-,escalation ,tra9+ ,act ( 
#bjbj4  #b4 ,tra9+ on alt]natives to use
 ( =ce1 de-escalation1 & behavioral     
heal? crises  7a7 ,def9itions ,section  
#ija7;a7 ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime 
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7;a77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#bg71 by /rik+ & at !  
end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#bh71 by /rik+ ! 
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bi7 !
 t]m de-escalation means tak+ action or 
communicat+ v]bally or non-v]bally dur+ 

a pot5tial =ce enc\nt] 9 an attempt to  
/abilize ! situation & r$uce ! imm$iacy 
( ! ?reat s t m "t1 options1 & res\rces 
c be call$ ^u to resolve ! situation )\t
 ! use ( =ce or ) a r$uction 9 ! =ce    
necess>y2 &  7#cj7 ! t]m behavioral     
heal? crisis means a situation 9 :i* !  
behavior ( a p]son puts ! p]son at risk 
( hurt+ himself or h]self or o!rs or    
prev5ts ! p]son f be+ able to c>e =     
himself or h]self or function           
effectively 9 ! community1 includ+ a    
situation 9 :i* a p]son is "u ! influ5ce
 ( a drug or alcohol1 is suicidal1 or   
exp]i5ces symptoms ( a m5tal illness4  4
  7b7 ,,cops program ,section #agja (   
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7n7 ,tra9+ 9 alt]natives 
to use ( =ce1 de-,escalation te*niques1 
& behavioral heal? crises  7#a7 ,tra9+  
curricula ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9        
consultation ) relevant law en=cem5t    
ag5cies ( ,/ates & units ( local        

gov]nm5t1 labor organizations1          
pr(essional law en=cem5t organizations1 
& m5tal heal? organizations1 %all       
develop tra9+ curricula 9-- 7,a7        
alt]natives to use ( =ce & de-escalation
 tactics2 &  7,b7 safely respond+ to a  
p]son exp]i5c+ a behavioral heal?       
crisis1 includ+ te*niques & /rategies t 
are design$ to protect ! safety ( !     
p]son exp]i5c+ ! behavioral heal?       
crisis1 law en=cem5t (fic]s1 & ! public4
  7#b7 ,c]tifi$ programs ,! ,attorney   
,g5]al %all e/abli% a process to c]tify 
public & private entities t (f] c\rses 9
 alt]natives to use ( =ce1 de-escalation
 tactics1 & te*niques & /rategies =     
respond+ to a behavioral heal? crisis   
us+ ! tra9+ curricula e/abli%$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 or equival5ts to ! tra9+  
curricula e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a74    
7#c7 ,transitional regional tra9+       
programs = ,/ate & local ag5cy p]sonnel 
,until ! end ( fiscal ye> #bjbc1 !      
,attorney ,g5]al %all1 & !reaft] may1   
provide regional tra9+ to equip & c]tify

 p]sonnel f law en=cem5t ag5cies (      
,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5t 9 a     
,/ate to conduct tra9+ us+ ! tra9+      
curricula e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a74    
7#d7 ,li/ ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all      
publi% a li/ ( law en=cem5t ag5cies (   
,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5t t employ
 (fic]s :o h successfully complet$ a    
c\rse describ$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#c71
 :i* %all include-- 7,a7 ! total numb] (
 law en=cem5t (fic]s employ$ by ! ag5cy2
  7,b7 ! numb] ( (fic]s :o h complet$ ! 
c\rse2 &  7,c7 :e!r p]sonnel f ! law    
en=cem5t ag5cy are c]tifi$ to conduct   
tra9+4  7#e7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection  
#bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba   
?r\gh #bjbe4  4  7c7 ,byrne ,,jag       
program ,subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i ( 
! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe      
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajaea et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by      
r$esignat+ section #ejh z section #eji2 
&  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #ejg !   

foll[+3  #ejh4 ,law en=cem5t tra9+      
programs  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m approv$ c\rse 9    
alt]natives to use ( =ce1 de-escalation 
tactics1 or te*niques & /rategies =     
respond+ to a behavioral heal? crisis   
means a c\rse us+ ! tra9+ curricula     
e/abli%$ "u section #agja7n77#a7 or     
equival5ts to su* tra9+ curricula-- 7,a7
 provid$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u       
section #agja7n77#c72 or  7,b7 provid$  
by a c]tifi$ entity2 &  7#b7 ! t]m      
c]tifi$ entity means a public or private
 entity t has be5 c]tifi$ by ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al "u section #agja7n77#b74  7b7   
,au?ority ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all1 f   
am\nts made available to fund law       
en=cem5t tra9+ programs pursuant to     
subsection 7e71 make grants to ,/ates = 
use by ! ,/ate or a unit ( gov]nm5t     
locat$ 9 ! ,/ate to-- 7#a7 pay = co/s   
associat$ ) conduct+ ! tra9+ & =        
att5dance by law en=cem5t p]sonnel at an
 approv$ c\rse 9 alt]natives to use (   
=ce1 de-escalation tactics1 or te*niques

 & /rategies = respond+ to a behavioral 
heal? crisis2 &  7#b7 procure tra9+ 9   
alt]natives to use ( =ce1 de-escalation 
tactics1 or te*niques & /rategies =     
respond+ to a behavioral heal? crisis f 
a c]tifi$ entity4  7c7 ,allocation (    
funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,( ! total am\nt   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section = a 
fiscal ye>1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all     
allocate funds to ea* ,/ate 9 proportion
 to ! total numb] ( law en=cem5t (fic]s 
9 ! ,/ate z comp>$ to ! total numb] (   
law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7#b7 ,tra9+ = ,/ate law en=cem5t (fic]s 
,ea* ,/ate may reta9 f ! total am\nt (  
funds provid$ to ! ,/ate = ! purposes   
describ$ 9 ?is section an am\nt t is n m
 ?an ! am\nt t be>s ! same ratio to !   
total am\nt ( funds z ! ratio (-- 7,a7 !
 total numb] ( law en=cem5t (fic]s      
employ$ by ! ,/ate2 to  7,b7 ! total    
numb] ( law en=cem5t (fic]s employ$ by !
 ,/ate & units ( local gov]nm5t )9 !    
,/ate4  7#c7 ,tra9+ = local law en=cem5t
 (fic]s ,a ,/ate %all make available to 

units ( local gov]nm5t 9 ! ,/ate = !    
purposes describ$ 9 ?is section ! am\nts
 rema9+ aft] a ,/ate reta9s funds "u    
p>agraph 7#b74 ,at ! reque/ ( a unit (  
local gov]nm5t1 ! ,/ate may use an am\nt
 ( ! funds allocat$ to ! unit ( local   
gov]nm5t "u ?is p>agraph to facilitate  
tra9+ 9 alt]natives to use ( =ce1       
de-escalation tactics1 or te*niques &   
/rategies = respond+ to a behavioral    
heal? crisis to law en=cem5t (fic]s     
employ$ by ! unit ( local gov]nm5t4  7d7
 ,report+  7#a7 ,units ( local gov]nm5t 
,any unit ( local gov]nm5t t receives   
funds f a ,/ate "u subsection 7c77#c7   
%all submit to ! ,/ate a report         
indicat+-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( law en=cem5t  
(fic]s t h complet$ tra9+ describ$ 9 ?is
 section2  7,b7 ! total numb] ( law     
en=cem5t (fic]s employ$ by ! unit (     
local gov]nm5t2 &  7,c7 any b>ri]s to   
provid+ ! tra9+4  7#b7 ,/ates ,any ,/ate
 t receives funds "u subsection 7c77#b7 
%all1 aft] receiv+ ! reports describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 submit to ! ,attorney    

,g5]al-- 7,a7 su* reports2 &  7,b7 a    
report by ! ,/ate indicat+-- 7i7 ! numb]
 ( law en=cem5t (fic]s employ$ by !     
,/ate t h complet$ tra9+ describ$ 9 ?is 
section2  7ii7 ! total numb] ( law      
en=cem5t (fic]s employ$ by ! ,/ate2 &   
7iii7 any b>ri]s to provid+ ! tra9+4    
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ?is section #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4  4