Committee backs pay-classification change for Texas Commission on Law Enforcement staff

Mar 25, 2025

Lawmakers voted to move TCOLE peace-officer positions to a higher Schedule C pay classification to improve recruitment and retention for investigative and field-service roles; the measure was reported favorably to the Senate.

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The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice advanced Senate Bill 13 21, a measure to change pay classifications for certain peace officers employed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), after invited testimony from agency leaders.

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