Texas Police Reciprocal Certifications 2023-5-9
| Submitted | May 9, 2023 |
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From: Sam Stecklow
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a public records request made via MuckRock under the Texas Public Information Act, seeking records related to law enforcement officer certification in this state.
This request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.
We request any spreadsheets, logs, data, or other similar documents maintained by TCOLE sufficient to show the following information regarding law enforcement officers who receive reciprocal certifications in Texas due to their previous certification in other states or as military police officers. Specifically, please provide as many of the following data points as are maintained:
- Unique ID
- Name
- Previous state or military that the officer was previously certified by
- Date of Texas certification
If your certification system contains data elements not listed above, please include them in the response, provided they are releasable under the law. On the other hand, we recognize some of the information we are asking for may not be tracked by your system. If that is the case, we are willing to accept as many of the data elements as your agency maintains. If some records are more readily available, we are happy to receive partial information as soon as possible while the remaining request is processed.
In addition to the data elements listed, we request documentation necessary to understand and interpret the data, including but not limited to record layouts, data dictionaries, code sheets, lookup tables, etc.
Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.
We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.
Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.
Sam Stecklow
Invisible Institute
From: Texas Commission On Law Enforcement
Good Morning,
Your request is unique and will likely take an extended period to research and respond. To better expedite your request with the most accurate information, is there a time frame in which you would be willing to accept this information? Our records are best reflected from 2015 to current.
Please note the following:
-According to Rule 219.2, the Out of State and Military Police Eligibility processes went into effect January 7, 2007.
-Our digital system began tracking Out of State and Military Police applicants starting in 2015 in accordance with the designated training and application process changes at that time.
Additionally, TCOLE considers the PID number for licensees to be private information.
Public Information
Government Relations
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
6330 East Hwy 290, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78723
Phone: 512-936-7763
Twitter<https://twitter.com/tcole> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/txcole> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/texas_comm_law_enforcement/>
Ensuring Texas is served by law enforcement professionals
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From: Sam Stecklow
Hello
2015 to present is an acceptable timeframe.
Thanks
Sam
From: Texas Commission On Law Enforcement
Good Morning,
Thank you for your patience. Attached you will find a list of all peace officers that completed the Out of State/Federal Eligibility or Military Police Eligibility process along with the date their license became active from 1.1.2015-5.25.2023.
Because TCOLE does not have a recorded way to determine what state, federal agency, or military branch transfer officers came from, we are having to review over 1600 records for that information on their applications. This information should be available to you by June 9, 23 due to the holiday weekend and the availability of knowledgeable personnel.
Public Information
Government Relations
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
6330 East Hwy 290, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78723
Phone: 512-936-7763
Twitter<https://twitter.com/tcole> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/txcole> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/texas_comm_law_enforcement/>
Ensuring Texas is served by law enforcement professionals
This communication, including attachments, may contain information that is confidential and protected. It constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If the reader or recipient of this communication is not the intended recipient, and employee or agent of the intended recipient who is responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, or you believe that you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail, including attachments, without reading them or saving them in any manner. The unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is prohibited and may be unlawful.
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OOS_MP Transfers 1.1.15-5.25.23
From: Sam Stecklow
Thank you
From: Sam Stecklow
Hello, I'd just like to follow up here.
Thanks
Sam
From: Texas Commission On Law Enforcement
Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your patience. Please see the attached list of peace officers who have a earned a Texas license after completing the Out of State or Military Police Training process between the dates of 1.1.15-5.25.23.
Public Information
Government Relations
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
6330 East Hwy 290, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78723
Phone: 512-936-7763
Twitter<https://twitter.com/tcole> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/txcole> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/texas_comm_law_enforcement/>
Ensuring Texas is served by law enforcement professionals
This communication, including attachments, may contain information that is confidential and protected. It constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If the reader or recipient of this communication is not the intended recipient, and employee or agent of the intended recipient who is responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, or you believe that you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail, including attachments, without reading them or saving them in any manner. The unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is prohibited and may be unlawful.
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OOS_MP Transfers 1.1.15-5.25.23