Sec. 5.58. INTERNAL AFFAIRS. (a) The administrator shall establish an office of internal affairs to ensure fair and impartial investigations of alleged employee misconduct.

(b) The administrator shall appoint and directly oversee the head of the office of internal affairs.

(c) The office of internal affairs has original departmental jurisdiction over complaints involving commission personnel.

(d) The office of internal affairs staff shall coordinate and be the central reporting point for all employee investigations. The staff may initiate investigations of complaints; however, the staff must obtain the approval of the appropriate division director or higher-level executive management to investigate an employee when no complaint has been made.

(e) At least once each month, the head of the office of internal affairs shall report to the administrator information about the nature and status of each complaint investigated by the office of internal affairs.

(f) The head of the office of internal affairs shall submit a quarterly report to the members of the commission. The report must contain a summary of information relating to investigations conducted under this section, including an analysis of the number, type, and outcome of investigations, trends in the investigations, and recommendations to avoid future complaints.

(g) The commission shall inform the public about how to file a complaint against an employee of the commission and the steps the agency takes to address complaints against employees.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 904), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.