(a) The commission and the Commission on Jail Standards shall jointly develop, with the assistance of the advisory committee established under § 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.