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TX Govt Code § 411.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0031. Training for Commission Members

Sec. 411.0031.  TRAINING FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing the department's operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the department;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of the commission in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The director shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission.  Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0035. Member and General Counsel Restriction

Sec. 411.0035.  MEMBER AND GENERAL COUNSEL RESTRICTION.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a department employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of law enforcement or private security; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of law enforcement or private security.(c)  A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 5.02, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0036. Removal of Commission Member

Sec. 411.0036.  REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBER.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the commission if a member:(1)  does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 411.003;(2)  does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 411.003;(3)  violates a prohibition established by Section 411.0035;(4)  cannot discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or disability;  or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.(b)  The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.(c)  If the director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the director shall notify the chairman of the commission of the potential ground.  The chairman shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the chairman, the director shall notify the member with the longest tenure on the commission, other than the chairman, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 411.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.004. Duties and Powers of Commission

Sec. 411.004.  DUTIES AND POWERS OF COMMISSION.  The commission shall:(1)  formulate plans and policies for:(A)  enforcement of state criminal, traffic, and safety laws;(B)  prevention of crime;(C)  detection and apprehension of persons who violate laws;  and(D)  education of citizens of this state in the promotion of public safety and the observance of law;(2)  organize the department and supervise its operation;(3)  adopt rules considered necessary for carrying out the department's work;(4)  maintain records of all proceedings and official orders;  and(5)  biennially submit a report of its work to the governor and legislature, including the commission's and director's recommendations.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 790, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0041. Open Meetings Exception: Criminal Investigations

Sec. 411.0041.  OPEN MEETINGS EXCEPTION:  CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.  A discussion or deliberation of the commission regarding an ongoing criminal investigation, including a vote to issue a directive or take other action regarding the investigation, is not subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0042. Division of Responsibilities

Sec. 411.0042.  DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the director and the staff of the department.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 5.03, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0043. Technology Policy; Review

Sec. 411.0043.  TECHNOLOGY POLICY; REVIEW.  (a)  The commission shall implement a policy requiring the department to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the department's ability to perform its functions.  The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the department on the Internet.(b)  The department shall periodically:(1)  review the department's existing information technology system to determine whether:(A)  the system's security should be upgraded; and(B)  the system provides the department with the best ability to monitor and investigate criminal activity on the Internet; and(2)  make any necessary improvements to the department's information technology system.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 5.04, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (H.B. 11), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0044. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 411.0044.  NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of department rules; and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the department's jurisdiction.(b)  The department'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 department.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 5.05, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0045. Physical Fitness Programs

Sec. 411.0045.  PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS.  The commission shall adopt:(1)  physical fitness programs in accordance with Section 614.172; and(2)  a resolution certifying that the programs adopted under Subdivision (1) are consistent with generally accepted scientific standards and meet all applicable requirements of state and federal labor and employment law.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 1.003, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 411.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.005. Director, Deputy Directors, and Assistant Directors

Sec. 411.005.  DIRECTOR, DEPUTY DIRECTORS, AND ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.  (a)  The commission shall appoint a citizen of the United States as public safety director.  The director serves until removed by the commission.(b)  The director may appoint, with the advice and consent of the commission, deputy directors and assistant directors who shall perform the duties that the director designates.  Deputy directors and assistant directors serve until removed by the director.(c)  The commission shall select the director, and the director shall select deputy directors and assistant directors, on the basis of the person's training, experience, and qualifications for the position.   The director, deputy directors, and assistant directors are entitled to annual salaries as provided by the legislature.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 5.06, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 5.07, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 411.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.006. Duties of Director

Sec. 411.006.  DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.  (a)  The director shall:(1)  be directly responsible to the commission for the conduct of the department's affairs;(2)  act as executive director of the department;(3)  act with the commission in an advisory capacity, without vote;(4)  adopt rules, subject to commission approval, considered necessary for the control of the department;(5)  issue commissions as law enforcement officers, under the commission's direction, to all members of the Texas Rangers and the Texas Highway Patrol and to other officers of the department;(6)  appoint, with the advice and consent of the commission, the head of a division or bureau provided for by this chapter;(7)  quarterly, annually, and biennially submit to the commission detailed reports of the operation of the department, including statements of its expenditures;  and(8)  prepare, swear to, submit to the governor, and file in the department's records a quarterly statement containing an itemized list of all money received and its source and all money spent and the purposes for which it was spent.(b)  The director or the director's designee shall provide to members of the commission and to department employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this chapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0071. Direct Appointment to Management Team Positions by Director

Sec. 411.0071.  DIRECT APPOINTMENT TO MANAGEMENT TEAM POSITIONS BY DIRECTOR.  (a)  The director may designate a head of a division or a position that involves working directly with the director as a management team position.(b)  The director may directly appoint a person to a position designated as a management team position under Subsection (a) under criteria determined by the director and approved by the commission.  The director's appointment of a person to a management team position or transfer of a person from a management team position to another position for which the person is qualified, as determined by the director, is not subject to Section 411.007.(c)  A person appointed to a management team position under this section, on removal from that position, shall be returned to the position the person held immediately before appointment to the management team position or to a position of equivalent rank.  If a person is removed from a management team position as a result of the filing of a formal charge of misconduct, this subsection applies only if the person is exonerated for the misconduct charged.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0072. Employment-Related Grievances and Appeals of Disciplinary Actions Within the Department

Sec. 411.0072.  EMPLOYMENT-RELATED GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Disciplinary action" means discharge, suspension, or demotion.(2)  "Employment-related grievance" means an employment-related issue, other than a disciplinary action, in regard to which an employee wishes to express dissatisfaction, including promotions, leave requests, performance evaluations, transfers, benefits, working environment, shift or duty assignments, harassment, retaliation, and relationships with supervisors or other employees or any other issue the commission determines by rule.(b)  The commission shall establish procedures and practices governing the appeal of a disciplinary action within the department.(c)  The commission shall establish procedures and practices through which the department will address an employment-related grievance that include:(1)  a form on which an employee may state an employment-related grievance and request a specific corrective action;(2)  time limits for submitting a grievance and for management to respond to a grievance;(3)  a multilevel process in which an employee's grievance is submitted to the lowest appropriate level of management, with each subsequent appeal submitted to a higher level in the chain of command;(4)  an assurance that confidentiality of all parties involved will be maintained, except to the extent that information is subject to disclosure under Section 411.00755 and Chapter 552, and that retaliation against an employee who files a grievance is prohibited; and(5)  a program to advertise and explain the grievance procedure to all employees.(d)  The department shall submit annually to the commission, and as part of its biennial report to the legislature required under Section 411.004, a report on the department's use of the employment-related grievance process under Subsection (c).  The report must include:(1)  the number of grievances filed;(2)  a brief description of the subject of each grievance filed;  and(3)  the final disposition of each grievance.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 740), Sec. 2, eff. May 4, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0073. Mediation of Personnel Disputes

Sec. 411.0073.  MEDIATION OF PERSONNEL DISPUTES.  (a)  The commission shall establish procedures for an employee to resolve an employment-related grievance covered by Section 411.0072 through mediation if the employee chooses.  The procedures must include mediation procedures and establish the circumstances under which mediation is appropriate for an employment-related grievance.(b)  Except for Section 2008.054, Chapter 2008, as added by Chapter 934, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, does not apply to the mediation.  The mediator must be trained in mediation techniques.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 411.0074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.0074. Polygraph Examinations for Certain Applicants

Sec. 411.0074.  POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS.  (a)  This section does not apply to:(1)  an applicant who is currently a peace officer of the department commissioned by the department; or(2)  an applicant for a police communications operator position who is currently employed by the department in another police communications operator position.(b)  Before commissioning an applicant as a peace officer or employing an applicant for a police communications operator position, the department shall require the applicant to submit to the administration of a polygraph examination in accordance with rules adopted under Subsection (e).(c)  The polygraph examination required by this section may only be administered by a polygraph examiner who:(1)  is a peace officer commissioned by the department; or(2)  has a minimum of two years of experience conducting preemployment polygraph examinations for a law enforcement agency.(d)  The department and the polygraph examiner shall maintain the confidentiality of the results of a polygraph examination administered under this section, except that the department may disclose any admission of criminal conduct made during the course of an examination to another appropriate governmental entity.(e)  The department shall adopt reasonable rules to specify the point in the hiring process at which the department shall require a polygraph examination to be administered under this section and the manner in which the examination shall be administered.  Rules relating to the administration of a polygraph examination shall be adopted in accordance with the guidelines published by the American Polygraph Association or the American Association of Police Polygraphists.(f)  The department shall use the results of a polygraph examination under this section as a factor in determining whether to commission a peace officer or employ an applicant for the position of police communications operator.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 955 (H.B. 1589), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 2.03, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 411.00741 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection|Chapter 411 - Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas|Subchapter A. General Provisions and Administration|Section 411.00741. Polygraph Examinations for Certain Officers and Employees

Sec. 411.00741.  POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The department may require a commissioned or noncommissioned officer or employee of the department to submit to the administration of a polygraph examination administered by a polygraph examiner if:(1)  the officer or employee is assigned to a position that requires the officer or employee to work with a federal agency on national security issues; and(2)  the federal agency requires that the officer or employee submit to a polygraph examination.(b)  If an officer or employee does not submit to the administration of a polygraph examination required under Subsection (a), the department may, as applicable:(1)  remove the officer or employee from an assignment to a position described by Subsection (a)(1); or(2)  refuse to assign the officer or employee to that position.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 362 (S.B. 295), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|