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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported |
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to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1701.164, Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.164. COLLECTION OF CERTAIN INCIDENT-BASED DATA |
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SUBMITTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. (a) The commission shall |
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collect and maintain incident-based data submitted to the |
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commission under Article 2B.0055, Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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including incident-based data compiled by a law enforcement agency |
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from reports received by the law enforcement agency under Article |
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2B.0054 of that code. |
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(b) The commission in consultation with the Department of |
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Public Safety, the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management |
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Institute of Texas, the W. W. Caruth, Jr., Police Institute at |
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Dallas, and the Texas Police Chiefs Association shall develop: |
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(1) guidelines for submitting in a standard format the |
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report containing incident-based data as required by Article |
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2B.0055, Code of Criminal Procedure; and |
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(2) policies to ensure the quality and accuracy of the |
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data in a report described by Subdivision (1). |
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(c) Not later than January 1 of every odd-numbered year, the |
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commission shall review, and revise as necessary, the guidelines |
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and policies required under Subsection (b) to ensure that the |
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incident-based data described by Subsection (a) is of the quality |
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necessary to enable academic research and reporting based on the |
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data. |
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(d) The commission shall make available on the commission's |
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publicly accessible Internet website: |
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(1) other than any information that is not subject to |
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disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, the incident-based |
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data described by Subsection (a) in a format that enables the public |
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to obtain an electronic copy and readily access the information; |
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and |
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(2) a glossary of terms relating to the incident-based |
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data described by Subsection (a) that assists the public in |
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understanding the data. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.1645 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.1645. STUDY ON IMPROVED COLLECTION OF |
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INCIDENT-BASED DATA. (a) The commission shall conduct a study on |
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the incident-based data described by Section 1701.164(a) and, based |
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on the findings of that study, make recommendations regarding: |
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(1) improving the quality of the incident-based data |
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collected under Article 2B.0054, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) reducing any redundant reporting or regulatory |
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requirements; and |
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(3) the feasibility of: |
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(A) collecting and reporting data not subject to |
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Article 2B.0054, Code of Criminal Procedure, regarding encounters |
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between peace officers and members of the public, including each |
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detention by a peace officer of a pedestrian; and |
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(B) collecting sufficient data to support a |
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multivariate analysis. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2027, the commission shall |
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report the study's findings and recommendations under Subsection |
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(a) to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and each member of the legislature. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |