Texas
Master Peace Officers
TCLEOSE
the Governing Board for Texas Peace Officers
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.
