Bodisch
was appointed Department of Public Safety Chief of Staff and Assistant Director
of Texas Homeland Security, which included among a number of responsibilities
the Texas Division of Emergency Management, in August 2009.
In
2014, he was promoted to Deputy Director and maintained his Homeland Security
and Chief of Staff responsibilities and assumed additional responsibility for
the Service Divisions, including Regulatory Services Division, Driver License
Division, Administration Division, Education, Training and Research Division,
Finance Division, Information Technology Division, Cyber Security, Law
Enforcement Support Division, Media and Communications, Government Relations,
Equal Employment Office, Dispute Resolution Office, and the Executive
Protection Bureau.
In
2018, Deputy Director Bodisch assumed the additional responsibility for the
department’s Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Division.
Before
coming to DPS, Bodisch was Deputy Director, Governor’s Office of Homeland
Security from November 2007 to August 2009.
Bodisch
started his 45-year law enforcement and criminal justice career in 1973. He
served as a deputy sheriff with the Harris County Sheriff’s Department (1973 –
1975), lieutenant investigator with the Harris County District Attorney’s
Office from 1975 to 1984 and was chief investigator with the Texas Prosecutor
Council in 1985 and senior criminal investigator with the Texas Attorney General’s
Office from 1985 to 1989. He served as the Director, Governor’s Texas Narcotics
Control Program from 1996 to 2001. Bodisch served as the Director of Education
and Training for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
Education from 2002 to 2005 and assistant director of the Office of Special
Investigations for the Texas Attorney General’s Office in 2006. He served two
tours of duty in Iraq (2005 & 2007) working for the Department of Justice,
International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP).
Director Bodisch's first tour of duty in Iraq started on
For his service during 2005, Director Bodisch received the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Civilian Service Commendation Medal awarded by
Lieutenant General Martin E. Dempsey, Commanding General for MNSTCI.
Director Bodisch’s second tour in Iraq began on 24 January 2007 as the Assistant Program Manager for the Department of Justice’s ICITAP-Iraq, Police Program. Upon his arrival in Iraq he assumed the position of Acting Program Manager and held that position until 24 April. Director Bodisch was responsible for 191 DOJ/ ICITAP international police trainers assigned to the Civilian Police Assistance Training Team (CPATT), deployed throughout Iraq at 15 Iraqi police training centers and colleges. Director Bodisch also held the position of Director of Training for CPATT and was responsible for all international law enforcement instructors, and law enforcement education and training for the Ministry of Interior police forces, including the Iraqi Police Service, Border Forces, Facilities Protection Service, Investigative and Intelligence forces and the Iraqi National Police. CPATT was a subordinate command under the Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq (MNSTCI) and was commanded by Lt. General James Dubik.
During 2007, over 15,000 Iraqi Police Service Basic Recruits were trained at training centers throughout Iraq. In addition, over 18,000 Iraqi National Police received Transition and Basic Recruit training and 6,400 police personnel received specialized, advanced and leadership training. During this period of time Director Bodisch was responsible for moving all law enforcement instruction from lecture-based to performance-based training and instituted an Iraq-wide training inspections program and Inspector General Program.
For his service in 2007, Director Bodisch received the U. S. Army
Outstanding Civilian Service Medal awarded by Lieutenant General James M.
Dubik. In addition, the Dean of the
Baghdad Police College, Iraqi Major General Jassim Taher Chilab, awarded
Director Bodisch an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in International Police
Studies degree for his efforts and support in re-establishing the Baghdad
Police College as a center of excellence for Iraqi law enforcement education
and training.
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