A governmental body can redact confidential information relating to certain public employees the governmental body holds in a non-employment capacity without requesting a ruling from the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) if the governmental body provides the requestor with the required form. Here are the categories of employees protected under section 552.1175:
(1) peace officers as defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or special investigators as described by Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(2) county jailers as defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;
(3) current or former employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of the department or any division of the department;
(4) commissioned security officers as defined by Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
(5) a current or former district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matters;
(5-a) a current or former employee of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matters;
(6) officers and employees of a community supervision and corrections department established under Chapter 76, Government Code, who perform a duty described by Section 76.004(b);
(7) criminal investigators of the United States as described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
(8) police officers and inspectors of the United States Federal Protective Service;
(9) current and former employees of the office of the attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that office the duties of which involve law enforcement;
(10) current or former juvenile probation and detention officers certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or the predecessors in function of the department, under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
(11) current or former employees of a juvenile justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405, Family Code;
(12) current or former employees of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or the predecessors in function of the department;
(13) federal judges and state judges as defined by Section 1.005, Election Code;
(14) current or former employees of the Texas Civil Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or a division of this office;
(15) a current or former member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001, Government Code;
(16) a current or former child protective services caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or former employee of a department contractor performing child protective services caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf of the department;
(17) an elected public officer; and
(18) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.