Part VII.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
Chapter 211.
Administration
37 TAC §§211.1, 211.3, 211.15, 211.21, 211.22
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards
and Education (Commission) adopts amendments to Title 37, Texas Administrative
Code §211.1, concerning definitions, §211.3 concerning the filing
of documents, §211.15 concerning license action, §211.21 concerning
fees and payments and §211.22 concerning issuance of duplicates or documents,
without changes to the proposed text as published in the February 12, 1999,
issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 926).
Section 211.1 will be amending the existing terms; Accredited college or
university and Executive Director. This section will also be amended to include
new definitions for ALJ or Administrative Law Judge, Hearing examiner or Judge
and SOAH-State Office of Administrative Hearings. The amendments to §211.3
eliminates some existing language changing the circumstances of when documents
relating to matters before the Commission are considered appropriately filed
and received by the executive director or SOAH. The amendments to §211.15
eliminates the language concerning license expiration or deactivation and
the setting of a hearing by the commission upon petition by the holder of
an expired or deactivated license. The amendments to §211.21 eliminates
the option of cash payments being remitted to the commission by a person,
agency or other entity. The amendments to §211.22 include additional
language concerning the issuance of a document when all requirements had been
previously met in instances when the Commission is issuing a duplicate of
a document.
No comments were received regarding the adoption of these amended sections.
The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code Annotated,
Chapter 415, §415.010, which authorizes the Commission to promulgate
rules for the administration of Chapter 415.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April
26, 1999.
TRD-9902459
Edward T. Laine
Chief, Professional Standards and Administrative Operations
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
Effective date: June 1, 1999
Proposal publication date: February 12, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 936-7700
37 TAC §211.10
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards
and Education (Commission) adopts new to Title 37, Texas Administrative Code
§211.10, concerning proposals for decision and exceptions or briefs.
The new section is being adopted without changes to the proposed text published
in the February 12, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 928).
The new section is being adopted to be in accordance with the State Office
of Administrative Hearings requirements concerning contested case hearings.
The new section explains the rights of an adversely affected party to file
exceptions or briefs in response to a proposal for decision.
No comments were received regarding the adoption of this section.
The new section is adopted under Texas Government Code annotated,
Chapter 415, §415.010 which authorizes the Commission to adopt rules
for the administration of Chapter 415.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April
26, 1999.
TRD-9902461
Edward T. Laine
Chief, Professional Standards and Administrative Operations
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
Effective date: June 1, 1999
Proposal publication date: February 12, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 936-7700
37 TAC §211.27
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards
and Education adopts new to Title 37, Texas Administrative Code §211.27
concerning license renewal. The new section is being adopted without changes
to the proposed text published in the February 12, 1999, issue of the
The new section is being adopted to implement a procedure whereby licenses
of persons who fail to obtain legislatively mandated continuing education
will automatically expire on the 2 year anniversary date of licensing.
A meeting was held prior to the publication of the proposed new §211.27
in the
Texas Register
. At the meeting the
following two comments were received.
A comment from a staff member of the Dallas Police Department's Training
Academy concerning the dates that had originally been listed in this section
of when the licenses would be renewed; a change was made in the renewal date.
The other comment was received from the Chief of Police of the Richardson
Police Department who suggested that the Commission add some language to subsection
(b) of this section concerning the notification of license holders who are
not in compliance with the continuing education requirements of the fact that
the license will not be renewed not only six months prior to expiration, but
notifying them a second time when the license actually expired; an addition
was made by including this language in subsection (b) of this section.
The new section is adopted under Texas Government Code Annotated,
Chapter 415, §415.010 which authorizes the Commission to adopt rules
for the administration of Chapter 415, and §415.052 which authorizes
the Commission to issue licenses.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April
26, 1999.
TRD-9902462
Edward T. Laine
Chief, Professional Standards and Administrative Operations
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
Effective date: June 1, 1999
Proposal publication date: February 12, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 936-7700
Chapter 217.
Licensing Requirements