available revenue , and budget surpluses . The criteria must give priority to : ( 1 ) law enforcement agencies that employ peace officers whose primary duty is traffic enforcement ; ( 2 ) smaller jurisdictions ; and ( 3 ) municipal and county law enforcement agencies . ( b ) The Department of Public Safety shall collaborate with an institution of higher education to identify law enforcement agencies that need funds or video and audio equipment for the purpose of installing video and audio equipment in law enforcement motor vehicles and motorcycles or equipping peace officers with body worn cameras [ as described by Article 2.135 ( a )( 1 )( A )]. The collaboration may include the use of a survey to assist in developing criteria to prioritize funding or equipment provided to law enforcement agencies .
( c ) To receive funds or video and audio equipment from the state for the purpose of installing video and audio equipment in law enforcement motor vehicles and motorcycles or equipping peace officers with body worn cameras [ as described by Article 2.135 ( a )( 1 )( A )], the governing body of a county or municipality , in conjunction with the law enforcement agency serving the county or municipality , shall certify to the Department of Public Safety that the law enforcement agency needs funds or video and audio equipment for that purpose .
( d ) On receipt of funds or video and audio equipment from the state for the purpose of installing video and audio equipment in law enforcement motor vehicles and motorcycles or equipping peace officers with body worn cameras [ as described by Article 2.135 ( a )( 1 )( A )], the governing body of a county or municipality , in conjunction with the law enforcement agency serving the county or municipality , shall certify to the Department of Public Safety that the law enforcement agency has taken the necessary actions to use and is using [ installed ] video and audio equipment and body worn cameras for those purposes [ as described by Article 2.135 ( a )( 1 )( A ) and is using the equipment as required by Article 2.135 ( a )( 1 )].
SECTION 5.05 . Article 2.1385 ( a ), Code of Criminal Procedure , is amended to read as follows :
( a ) If the chief administrator of a local law enforcement agency intentionally fails to submit the incident-based data as required by Article 2.134 , the agency is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an [ the ] amount not to exceed $ 5,000 [ of $ 1,000 ] for each violation . The attorney general may sue to collect a civil penalty under this subsection .
SECTION 5.06 . Article 2.135 , Code of Criminal Procedure , is repealed .
SECTION 5.07 . Articles 2.132 and 2.134 , Code of Criminal Procedure , as amended by this article , apply only to a report covering a calendar year beginning on or after January 1 , 2018 .
SECTION 5.08 . Not later than September 1 , 2018 , the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall :
( 1 ) evaluate and change the guidelines for compiling and reporting information required under Article 2.134 , Code of Criminal Procedure , as amended by this article , to enable the guidelines to better withstand academic scrutiny ; and
( 2 ) make accessible online : ( A ) a downloadable format of any information submitted under Article 2.134 ( b ), Code of Criminal
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