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<br />or potential suspects of criminal behavior. The term is not relevant as it pertains <br />to witnesses, complainants, persons needing assistance, or other citizen contacts. <br /> <br />B. Race or Ethnicity: means of a particular descent, including Caucasian, African, <br />Hispanic, Asian, or Native American descent. <br /> <br />C. Acts Constituting Racial Profiling: are acts initiating law enforcement action, <br />such as a traffic stop, a detention, a search, issuance of a citation, or an arrest <br />based solely upon an individual's race, ethnicity, or national origin or on the basis <br />of racial or ethnic stereotypes, rather than upon the individual's behavior, <br />information identifying the individual as having possibly engaged in criminal <br />activity, or other lawful reasons for the law enforcement action. <br /> <br />D. Pedestrian Stop: means an interaction between a peace officer and an individual <br />who is being detained for the purposes of a criminal investigation in which the <br />individual is not under arrest. <br /> <br />E. Traffic Stop: means the stopping of a motor vehicle by a peace officer for an <br />alleged violation of law or ordinance regulating traffic. <br /> <br />IV. TRAINING <br /> <br />Officers are responsible to adhere to all Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer <br />Standards and Education (TeLEOSE) training and the Law Enforcement Management <br />Institute of Texas (LEMIT) requirements as mandated by law. <br /> <br />All officers shall complete a TCLEOSE training and education program on racial <br />profiling not later than the second anniversary of the date the officer is licensed under <br />Chapter 1701 ofthe Texas Occupations Code or the date of the officer applies for an <br />intermediate proficiency certificate, whichever date is earlier. A person who on <br />September 1, 2001, held a TCLEOSE intermediate proficiency certificate, or who had <br />held a peace officer license issued by TCLEOSE for at least two years, shall complete a <br />TCLEOSE training and education program on racial profiling not later than September 1, <br />2003. <br /> <br />The chief of police, as part of the initial training and continued education for such <br />appointment, will be required to attend the LEMIT program on racial profiling. <br /> <br />An individual appointed or elected as a police chief before the effective date of this Act <br />shall complete the program on racial profiling established under Subsection G), Section <br />96.641, Education Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 1, 2003. <br /> <br />20f5 <br /> <br />30 <br />