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(4) provide public education relating to the agency's complaint process; (5) require appropriate corrective achon to be taken against peace officer employed by the agency who, after an investigation, is shown to have engaged in -- racial profiling in violation of the agency's policy adopted under this article; (6) requke collection of information relating to traffic stops -- in which a citation is issued and to arrests resuiting from those traffic stops, including information relat~ : (A) the race or ethnicity of the individual detained; -- and (B) whether a search was conducted and, if so, -- whether the person detained consented to the search; and (_7) require the agency to submit to the governing body of each county or municipality served by the agency an annual report of the information collected -- under Subdivision (6) if the agency is an agency of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state. -- (c) The data collected as a result of the reporting requirements of this article shall not constitute prima facie evidence of racial profiling. (d) On adoption of a policy under Subsection (b), a law enforcement -- agency shall examine the feasibility of installin~ video camera and transmitter-activated equipment in each agency law enforcement motor vehicle regularly used to make traffic stops -- and transmitter-activated equipment in each agency law enforcement motorcycle regularly used to make traffic stops. Ifa law enforcement agency installs video or audio equipment as provided by this subsection, the policy adopted by the agency under Subsection (b) must include standards _ for reviewing video and audio documentation. (e) A report requked under Subsection (b)(7) may not include -- identifCng information about a peace officer who makes a traffic stop or about an indMdua!