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Texas bill to restrict access to unsubstantiated officer records worries Dallas oversight staff
Summary
A legislative briefing to the board warned House Bill 2486 (and a Senate companion) could restrict access to department files containing unsubstantiated allegations and limit independent oversight review of those records.
Office of Community Police Oversight policy staff briefed the board on House Bill 24‑86 on April 1, saying the measure would require law enforcement agencies to keep a separate confidential “department file” for each license holder and limit public disclosure of unsubstantiated allegations.
Sierra Obasuyi, OCPO policy analyst, told the board that under HB 24‑86 a department file would include letters, memos or documents relating to a license holder that are not in personnel files and that the files would be confidential and not subject to the Texas Public…
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