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TCOLE advisory panel begins drafting rules for polygraph proficiency certificate; sets 400‑hour baseline and subcommittees
Summary
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement advisory committee met to start rulemaking for a new proficiency certificate for polygraph examiners. Members backed a 400‑hour training baseline, debated testing models and screening‑test accuracy, formed subcommittees and scheduled a follow‑up for March 9.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement convened an advisory committee to begin rulemaking for a new proficiency certificate for peace officers who administer polygraph examinations, focusing initial work on minimum training, testing models and who should be eligible for certification.
Greg Stevens, executive director of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, told the group the statute directed the agency to use advisory committees ‘‘to help craft new rules’’ rather than imposing standards from Austin. The committee’s immediate charge is to define minimum training, testing and eligibility for a commission‑issued certificate that differs from a professional license.
Committee members coalesced around using existing guidance as a starting point. ‘‘DPS has our own school, which we do 400 hours of TCO credit for,’’ said David Dixon, a…
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