Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1074 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to define and prohibit racial profiling by certain peace officers. The bill requires each law enforcement agency in this state to adopt a written policy on racial profiling and sets forth specifications for the policy, including implementing a complaint process for persons who believe a peace officer has engaged in racial profiling. The bill requires a peace officer who stops a motor vehicle or a pedestrian to report certain information regarding the stop to the officer's law enforcement agency. If a person who believes that a peace officer engaged in racial profiling files a complaint, the officer must be provided with a copy of the audio and video recording on written request. A law enforcement agency must compile and analyze the information received from the officers and submit a report to the governing body of each county or municipality served by the agency. The bill exempts a police officer and a law enforcement agency from the reporting requirements if each law enforcement motor vehicle and motorcycle used to make motor vehicle and pedestrian stops is equipped with video camera and transmitter-activated equipment and each stop made by an officer is recorded by using the equipment, or if a law enforcement agency requests funds for audio and video equipment from the Department of Public Safety and is not provided with sufficient funding or equipment.

            The bill amends the Education Code and the Occupations Code to require the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education to establish educational and training programs on racial profiling for certain law enforcement officers.