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TCOLE posts multiple rule proposals to implement HB33 (Uvalde Strong Act) and SB1818; PIO certificate and school-safety equipment among items
Summary
Commissioners approved first readings and motions to post several rule proposals to the Texas Register: definitions and PIO requirements tied to HB33 (Uvalde Strong Act), provisional licensing for out-of-state military and spouses under SB1818, a new public-information-officer certificate and other proficiency rules, and a preview of a rule requiring breaching tools and ballistic shields at school campuses.
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement voted to post for public comment a suite of proposed rule changes designed to implement statutory changes from the last legislative session.
Assistant General Counsel Aaron Heath and staff walked commissioners through the first-reading items. The proposals include an amendment to Rule 211.1 to add a PIO (public information officer) definition consistent with House Bill 33 (the Uvalde Strong Act) and an administrative-duty pay-status definition; a proposed amendment to Rule 217.1 to allow 180-day provisional licensing for military members or their spouses with…
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