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TX Occ Code § 1701.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 1701.106. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report

Sec. 1701.106.  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY;  REPORT.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.  The policy statement must include:(1)  personnel policies, including policies related to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the commission workforce that meets federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations;(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made of underuse in the commission workforce of all persons for whom federal or state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations encourage a more equitable balance;  and(4)  reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.(b)  A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must:(1)  cover an annual period;(2)  be updated annually;(3)  be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1);  and(4)  be filed with the governor.(c)  The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b).  The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports to the legislature.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.151. General Powers of Commission; Rulemaking Authority

Sec. 1701.151.  GENERAL POWERS OF COMMISSION; RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.  The commission may:(1)  adopt rules for the administration of this chapter and for the commission's internal management and control;(2)  establish minimum standards relating to competence and reliability, including education, training, physical, mental, and moral standards, for licensing as an officer, county jailer, public security officer, or telecommunicator;(3)  report to the governor and legislature on the commission's activities, with recommendations on matters under the commission's jurisdiction, and make other reports that the commission considers desirable;(4)  require a state agency or a county, special district, or municipality in this state that employs officers, telecommunicators, or county jailers to submit reports and information;(5)  contract as the commission considers necessary for services, facilities, studies, and reports required for:(A)  cooperation with municipal, county, special district, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in training programs; and(B)  performance of the commission's other functions; and(6)  conduct research and stimulate research by public and private agencies to improve law enforcement and police administration.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3823), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.152. Rules Relating to Hiring Date of Peace Officer

Sec. 1701.152.  RULES RELATING TO HIRING DATE OF PEACE OFFICER.  The commission may not adopt or enforce a rule that sets the date of appointment of a peace officer at a later date than the date that appears on employment records of the hiring law enforcement agency.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.1521 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.1521. Use of Technology

Sec. 1701.1521.  USE OF TECHNOLOGY.  The commission shall implement a policy requiring the commission to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the commission's ability to perform its functions.  The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the commission on the Internet.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.1522 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.1522. Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 1701.1522.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of commission rules; and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.(b)  The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The commission shall designate a trained person to:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the commission.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.1523 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.1523. Electronic Submission of Forms, Data, and Documents

Sec. 1701.1523.  ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF FORMS, DATA, AND DOCUMENTS.  The commission by rule shall:(1)  develop and establish a system for the electronic submission of forms, data, and documents required to be submitted to the commission under this chapter; and(2)  once that system is established, require law enforcement agencies to submit to the commission electronically any form, data, or document required to be submitted to the commission under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.1524 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.1524. Rules Relating to Consequences of Criminal Conviction or Deferred Adjudication

Sec. 1701.1524.  RULES RELATING TO CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION OR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish guidelines consistent with this chapter that are necessary to comply with Chapter 53 to the extent that chapter applies to persons licensed under this chapter.(b)  In its rules under this section, the commission shall list the offenses for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the commission to take action under Section 53.021 or for which placement on deferred adjudication community supervision would constitute grounds for the commission to take action under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.1525 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.1525. Rules Related to Acceptance of Credit Hours for Completion of Certain High School Courses

Sec. 1701.1525.  RULES RELATED TO ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT HOURS FOR COMPLETION OF CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules that establish a procedure under which credit hours earned for the successful completion of high school courses that directly relate to law enforcement can be counted toward the hours of training required of an applicant for a peace officer license issued under Section 1701.307.(b)  The rules adopted under this section must require that an applicant submit to the commission a high school transcript that indicates the applicant earned an endorsement in the public services category, as described by Section 28.025(c-1), Education Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1024 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.153. Reports From Agencies and Schools

Sec. 1701.153.  REPORTS FROM AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS.  (a)  The commission shall establish reporting standards and procedures for:(1)  the appointment or employment and the termination of officers, county jailers, and telecommunicators by law enforcement agencies;(2)  the activities of licensed training schools; and(3)  other matters the commission considers necessary for the administration of this chapter.(b)  The commission shall furnish each agency and licensed training school with the required reporting forms, including access to electronic submission forms when the system under Section 1701.1523 is established.(c)  The chief administrative officer of a law enforcement agency or licensed training school is responsible for compliance with the reporting standards and procedures prescribed by the commission.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3823), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.154. Fees

Sec. 1701.154.  FEES.  The commission may establish reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of this chapter, including reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of Section 1701.257.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.155. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 1701.155.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The commission may accept grants or gifts from private individuals, foundations, or the federal government.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.156. Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education Fund

Sec. 1701.156.  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS AND EDUCATION FUND.  (a)  The law enforcement officer standards and education fund account is in the general revenue fund.(b)  The commission shall use the account in administering this chapter and performing other commission duties established by law.(c)  The Department of Public Safety may use money appropriated to the department from the account to award grants to local law enforcement agencies for training on incident-based reporting systems to be used for reporting information and statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in this state.  The department shall adopt rules governing the award of grants by the department under this subsection.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 87, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 35(2), eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.159. Active and Inactive Peace Officers

Sec. 1701.159.  ACTIVE AND INACTIVE PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  The commission shall establish a list of active licensed peace officers and a list of inactive licensed peace officers who leave the employment of a law enforcement agency.(b)  A retired peace officer as defined by Section 1701.3161 continues to hold as an inactive license the license the retired officer held at the time the retired officer last served as an elected, appointed, or employed peace officer unless the license was revoked for cause under Section 1701.501.(c)  A retired peace officer who holds an inactive license may not serve as a peace officer unless the person reactivates the license as provided by Section 1701.316 or 1701.3161.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 878 (H.B. 1955), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.160. Authority to Commission Investigators as Peace Officers

Sec. 1701.160.  AUTHORITY TO COMMISSION INVESTIGATORS AS PEACE OFFICERS.  The commission may commission certified peace officers as investigators employed by the commission for the limited purpose of assisting the commission in administering this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.501(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.161. Provision of State Flag to Next of Kin of Deceased Peace Officer

Sec. 1701.161.  PROVISION OF STATE FLAG TO NEXT OF KIN OF DECEASED PEACE OFFICER.  (a)  If the next of kin of a deceased peace officer requests a state flag, the commission shall:(1)  provide a state flag, at no cost to the next of kin, if the peace officer was:(A)  a current peace officer at the time of the officer's death; or(B)  an honorably retired peace officer who voluntarily terminated employment with a law enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state; and(2)  notify the office of the governor of the death of the peace officer.(b)  The commission may apply for and accept gifts and grants from public and private entities on behalf of the Texas peace officer flag account.(c)  The commission shall deposit any gift or grant accepted by the commission under Subsection (b) to the credit of the Texas peace officer flag account.  The Texas peace officer flag account is a special account in the general revenue fund.  Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission for the purpose of implementing this section.  Interest earned on money in the Texas peace officer flag account shall be credited to the account.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 476, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 744 (H.B. 2769), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.162. Records and Audit Requirements

Sec. 1701.162.  RECORDS AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The commission is entitled to access records maintained under Sections 1701.303, 1701.306, and 1701.310 by an agency hiring a person to be an officer or county jailer, including records that relate to age, education, physical standards, citizenship, experience, and other matters relating to competence and reliability, as evidence of qualification for licensing of an officer or county jailer.(b)  The commission shall audit the records described by Subsection (a) of each law enforcement agency at least once every five years.(c)  The commission by rule shall develop and establish a framework for the audits conducted by the commission under Subsection (b) that:(1)  addresses the types of documents subject to audit;(2)  provides a schedule for additional risk-based inspections based on:(A)  whether there has been a prior violation by the law enforcement agency;(B)  the inspection history of the agency; and(C)  any other factor the commission by rule considers appropriate;(3)  provides timelines for complying with an audit request or correcting a violation found during the audit process; and(4)  establishes sanctions for failing to comply with an audit request or to correct a violation found during the audit process.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.163. Information Provided by Commissioning Entities

Sec. 1701.163.  INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMMISSIONING ENTITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to an entity authorized by statute or by the constitution to create a law enforcement agency or police department and commission, appoint, or employ officers that first creates a law enforcement agency or police department and first begins to commission, appoint, or employ officers on or after September 1, 2009.(b)  The entity shall submit to the commission on creation of the law enforcement agency or police department information regarding:(1)  the need for the law enforcement agency or police department in the community;(2)  the funding sources for the law enforcement agency or police department;(3)  the physical resources available to officers;(4)  the physical facilities that the law enforcement agency or police department will operate, including descriptions of the evidence room, dispatch area, and public area;(5)  law enforcement policies of the law enforcement agency or police department, including policies on:(A)  use of force;(B)  vehicle pursuit;(C)  professional conduct of officers;(D)  domestic abuse protocols;(E)  response to missing persons;(F)  supervision of part-time officers; and(G)  impartial policing;(6)  the administrative structure of the law enforcement agency or police department;(7)  liability insurance; and(8)  any other information the commission requires by rule.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Commission|Section 1701.164. Collection of Certain Incident-Based Data Submitted by Law Enforcement Agencies

Sec. 1701.164.  COLLECTION OF CERTAIN INCIDENT-BASED DATA SUBMITTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.  The commission shall collect and maintain incident-based data submitted to the commission under Article 2.134, Code of Criminal Procedure, including incident-based data compiled by a law enforcement agency from reports received by the law enforcement agency under Article 2.133 of that code.  The commission in consultation with the Department of Public Safety, the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, the W. W. Caruth, Jr., Police Institute at Dallas, and the Texas Police Chiefs Association shall develop guidelines for submitting in a standard format the report containing incident-based data as required by Article 2.134, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 1701.201. Public Interest Information

Sec. 1701.201.  PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.  (a)  The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the regulatory functions of the commission and the procedures by which public complaints are filed with and resolved by the commission.(b)  The commission shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 1701.202. Complaints

Sec. 1701.202.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish a comprehensive procedure for each phase of the commission's jurisdictional complaint enforcement process, including:(1)  complaint intake;(2)  investigation;(3)  adjudication and relevant hearings;(4)  appeals;(5)  the imposition of sanctions; and(6)  public disclosure.(b)  On request, a license holder may obtain information regarding a complaint made against the license holder under this chapter, including a complete copy of the complaint file.  On receipt of a request under this subsection, the commission shall provide the requested information in a timely manner to allow the license  holder time to respond to the complaint.(c)  The commission shall ensure that detailed information regarding the commission's complaint enforcement process described by this section is available on any publicly accessible Internet website and in any appropriate printed materials maintained by the commission.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 1701.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 10 - Occupations Related to Law Enforcement and Security|Chapter 1701 - Law Enforcement Officers|Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures|Section 1701.203. Records of Complaints

Sec. 1701.203.  RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The commission shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on jurisdictional complaints filed with the commission. The commission shall maintain information about parties to the complaint,  the subject matter of the complaint,  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.(b)  The commission shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The commission shall periodically notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint until final disposition.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 3389), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.|