Texas Master Peace Officers

 

 

Texas Master Peace Officers

TCLEOSE the Governing Board for Texas Peace Officers

 

 Authority:

 1701.402. Proficiency Certificates

 (a) The commission shall issue certificates that recognize proficiency based on law

 enforcement training, education, and experience. For this purpose the commission shall

 use the employment records of the employing agency.

 (b) As a requirement for a basic proficiency certificate, the commission shall require

 completion of local courses or programs of instruction on federal and state statutes that

 relate to employment issues affecting peace officers and county jailers, including:

 (1) civil service;

 (2) compensation, including overtime compensation, and vacation time;

 (3) personnel files and other employee records;

 (4) management-employee relations in law enforcement organizations;

 (5) work-related injuries;

 (6) complaints and investigations of employee misconduct; and

 (7) disciplinary actions and the appeal of disciplinary actions.

 (c) An employing agency is responsible for providing the training required by this section.

 (d) As a requirement for an intermediate proficiency certificate, an officer must complete

 an education and training program on asset forfeiture established by the commission

 under Section 1701.253(g).

 (e) As a requirement for an intermediate proficiency certificate, an officer must complete

 an education and training program on racial profiling established by the commission

 under Section 1701.253(h).

 (f) As a requirement for an intermediate proficiency certificate, an officer must complete an education and training program on identity theft established by the commission under Section 1701.253(i).

 

 Rule Draft:

 §221.3. Peace Officer Proficiency.

 (a) To qualify for a basic peace officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements including:

 (1) one year experience as a peace officer; and

 (2) successful completion of a field training course and a course that includes instruction provided by the employing agency on federal and state statutes that relate to employment issues affecting peace officers, including:

 (A) civil service;

 (B) compensation, including overtime compensation, and vacation time;

 (C) personnel files and other employee records;

 (D) management-employee relations in law enforcement organizations;

 (E) work-related injuries;

 (F) complaints and investigations of employee misconduct; and

 (G) disciplinary actions and the appeal of disciplinary actions.

 (b) To qualify for an intermediate peace officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements including:

 (1) a basic peace officer certificate;

 (2) one of the following combinations of training hours or degrees and peace officer experience:

 (A) 400 training hours and eight years;

 (B) 800 training hours and six years;

 (C) 1200 training hours and four years or an associate's degree and four years; or

 (D) 2400 training hours and two years or a bachelor's degree and two years.

 (3) if the basic peace officer certificate was issued or qualified for on or after January 1, 1987, the licensee must also complete all of the current intermediate peace officer certification courses, which include:

 (A) Child Abuse Prevention and Investigation;

 (B) Crime Scene Investigation;

 (C) Use of Force;

 (D) Arrest, Search and Seizure;

 (E) Spanish for Law Enforcement;

 (F) Asset Forfeiture;

 (G) Racial Profiling; and

 (H) Identity Theft; and

 (I) Crisis Intervention Techniques

 (c) To qualify for an advanced peace officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements including:

 (1) an intermediate peace officer certificate; and

 (2) one of the following combinations of training hours or degrees and peace officer experience:

 (A) 800 training hours and 12 years;

 (B) 1200 training hours and nine years or an associate's degree and six years;

 (C) 2400 training hours and six years or a bachelor's degree and five years; and

 (3) If an Intermediate proficiency certificate was earned before September 1, 2006, complete the commission approved course of instruction in crisis intervention techniques.

 (d) To qualify for a master peace officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements including:

 (1) an advanced peace officer certificate; and

 (2) one of the following combinations of training hours or degrees and peace officer experience:

 (A) 1200 training hours and 20 years or an associate's degree and 12 years;

 (B) 2400 training hours and 15 years or a bachelor's degree and nine years;

 (C) 3300 training hours and 12 years or a master's degree and seven years, or

 (D) 4000 training hours and 10 years or a doctoral degree and five years.