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TCOLE reports hiring surge, reorganizes academy oversight and shortens some academy contracts
Summary
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement told commissioners it has grown staff, held a statewide job fair and reorganized its enforcement and academy oversight functions; academy contracts will be renewed for two years while a new credentialing and education unit stands up.
Executive Director Stevens told the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on Sept. 10 that the agency has increased staff, hosted its first job fair and is reorganizing operations to add capacity for academy oversight.
Stevens said the agency “currently has 91 full‑time employees, and we have 5 temporary staff,” and that the agency had 15 job postings to fill 31 positions. He said the commission held its first job fair on Aug. 8 and that 58 people attended (about 52% online, 48% in person). “Some of them are in the hiring process as well,” he said.
The executive director described an organizational change that moves the old enforcement division into a new Compliance and Standards unit under Deputy Chief Vineyard and creates…
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