TITLE: Honoring the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on its 50th anniversary.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on its 50th anniversary.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is marking the 50th anniversary of its establishment in 2015; and WHEREAS, Created by an act of the 59th Texas Legislature on August 30, 1965, TCOLE is tasked with setting and implementing standards to guarantee the integrity and efficacy of the law enforcement profession; its duties include issuing licenses to peace officers, jailers, and security personnel and ensuring that a prescribed code of conduct is maintained in their ranks; in addition, TCOLE oversees the police academies of Texas and determines the requirements for obtaining proficiency certificates; and WHEREAS, TCOLE is also responsible for the preservation of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial, a monument that rests on the State Capitol grounds, and it presents flags to the families of fallen officers; furthermore, the commission accords a number of awards each year to acknowledge acts of valor and other achievements that go above and beyond the call of duty; and WHEREAS, Texans everywhere are indebted to the men and women who are sworn to serve and protect, and through its commitment to honoring the public trust, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement has played a proud and vital role in our state; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby recognize the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on its 50th anniversary and commend all those, past and present, who have been associated with the commission for their outstanding public service; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the commission as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Dale Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 792 was adopted by the House on March 12, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House