Bill Text: TX HR792 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement on its 50th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR792 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR792-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 792 |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is marking | ||
the 50th anniversary of its establishment in 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Created by an act of the 59th Texas Legislature on | ||
August 30, 1965, TCOLE is tasked with setting and implementing | ||
standards to guarantee the integrity and efficacy of the law | ||
enforcement profession; its duties include issuing licenses to | ||
peace officers, jailers, and security personnel and ensuring that a | ||
prescribed code of conduct is maintained in their ranks; in | ||
addition, TCOLE oversees the police academies of Texas and | ||
determines the requirements for obtaining proficiency | ||
certificates; and | ||
WHEREAS, TCOLE is also responsible for the preservation of | ||
the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial, a monument that rests on the | ||
State Capitol grounds, and it presents flags to the families of | ||
fallen officers; furthermore, the commission accords a number of | ||
awards each year to acknowledge acts of valor and other | ||
achievements that go above and beyond the call of duty; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texans everywhere are indebted to the men and women | ||
who are sworn to serve and protect, and through its commitment to | ||
honoring the public trust, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement | ||
has played a proud and vital role in our state; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize the Texas Commission on Law | ||
Enforcement on its 50th anniversary and commend all those, past and | ||
present, who have been associated with the commission for their | ||
outstanding public service; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the commission as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Dale | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 792 was adopted by the House on March | ||
12, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||