Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 1701.272. TRAINING PROGRAM ON RESPONDING TO SEXUAL ABUSE OR ASSAULT. (a) The commission shall, in consultation with the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force established under Section 772.0064, Government Code, establish a basic education and training program on child sexual …

Sec. 1701.273. TRAINING PROGRAM RELATING TO COUNTY JAILER INTERACTIONS WITH VETERANS. The commission shall, in consultation with the Texas Veterans Commission, develop a training program for county jailers on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system. Added by Acts…

Sec. 1701.301. LICENSE REQUIRED. Except as provided by Sections 1701.310, 1701.311, and 1701.405, a person may not appoint or employ a person to serve as an officer, county jailer, school marshal, public security officer, or telecommunicator unless the person holds an appropriate…

Sec. 1701.302. CERTAIN ELECTED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Section 85.0011, Local Government Code, an officer, including a sheriff, elected under the Texas Constitution or a statute or appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office mus…

Sec. 1701.303. LICENSE APPLICATION; DUTIES OF APPOINTING ENTITY. (a) Before a law enforcement agency or governmental entity hires a person for whom a license is sought, the agency or entity must: (1) review any information relating to the person available: (A) in a database estab…

Sec. 1701.3035. OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) Before issuing an officer license under this chapter to an applicant who holds or previously held an equivalent license in another state, the commission must request from the licensing authority of the other state the personnel fi…

Sec. 1701.304. EXAMINATION. (a) The commission shall conduct an examination for each type of license issued by the commission at least four times each year at times and places designated by the commission. The commission shall: (1) prescribe the content of an examination for each…

Sec. 1701.305. EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) The commission shall notify each examinee of the examination results not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the commission shall not…

Sec. 1701.306. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. (a) The commission may not issue a license to a person unless the person is examined by: (1) a licensed psychologist or by a psychiatrist who declares in writing that the person is in satisfactory psychological and emotional …

Sec. 1701.307. ISSUANCE OF OFFICER OR COUNTY JAILER LICENSE. (a) The commission shall issue an appropriate officer or county jailer license to a person who, as required by this chapter: (1) submits an application; (2) completes the required training; (3) passes the required exami…

Sec. 1701.3071. ISSUANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATOR LICENSE. (a) The commission shall issue a telecommunicator license to a person who: (1) submits an application; (2) completes the required training; (3) passes the required examination; and (4) meets any other requirement of this chapt…

Sec. 1701.3075. QUALIFIED APPLICANT AWAITING APPOINTMENT. (a) A person who meets the requirements set forth in Section 1701.307(a) has the same reporting responsibilities toward the commission under rules adopted by the commission as a license holder who has already been appointe…

Sec. 1701.308. WEAPONS PROFICIENCY. The commission shall require a person applying for a peace officer license to demonstrate weapons proficiency. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 1701.309. AGE REQUIREMENT. The commission by rule shall set 21 years of age as the minimum age for obtaining a license as an officer. The rules must provide that a person at least 18 years of age may be issued a license as an officer if the person has: (1) completed and rece…

Sec. 1701.3095. LICENSING OF CERTAIN VETERANS WHO ARE LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS. The commission shall issue a license the commission is authorized to issue to a person who is a legal permanent resident of the United States if the person: (1) meets the requirements of this chapter…

Sec. 1701.310. APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY JAILER; TRAINING REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may not be appointed as a county jailer, except on a temporary basis, unless the person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory training program, as required by t…

Sec. 1701.311. PROVISIONAL LICENSE FOR WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. (a) The commission shall adopt rules to allow a law enforcement agency to petition for issuance of a provisional license for an officer if the agency proves that it has a workforce shortage. (b) Except in an emergency, a …

Sec. 1701.312. DISQUALIFICATION: FELONY CONVICTION OR PLACEMENT ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. (a) A person who has been convicted of a felony is disqualified to be an officer, public security officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer, and the commission may not issue a license to, …

Sec. 1701.313. DISQUALIFICATION: CONVICTION OF BARRATRY. (a) A person who has been convicted of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code, is disqualified to be an officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer, and the commission may not issue a license to the person. (b) For purpos…

Sec. 1701.3135. DISQUALIFICATION: REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION IN ANOTHER STATE. A person is disqualified to be an officer, and the commission may not issue an officer license to the person, if the person has been issued a license or other authorization to act as an officer in anothe…

Sec. 1701.314. EXEMPTION: OFFICER APPOINTED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 1970. A peace officer serving under a permanent appointment before September 1, 1970, is not required to obtain a license as a condition of tenure, continued employment, or promotion unless the officer seeks a new ap…

Sec. 1701.315. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS WITH MILITARY SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING. (a) In this section, "special forces" means a special forces component of the United States armed forces, including: (1) the United States Army Special Forces; (2) the United States Navy SEALs;…

Sec. 1701.316. REACTIVATION OF PEACE OFFICER LICENSE. (a) The commission shall adopt rules establishing requirements for reactivation of a peace officer's license after a break in employment. (b) The commission may consider employment as a peace officer in another state in determ…

Sec. 1701.3161. REACTIVATION OF PEACE OFFICER LICENSE: RETIRED PEACE OFFICERS. (a) In this section, "retired peace officer" means a person who served as a peace officer in this state who: (1) is not currently serving as an elected, appointed, or employed peace officer under Artic…

Sec. 1701.317. LIMITATION ON INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.The requirements and procedures adopted by the commission for the renewal of a license issued under this chapter: (1) may not require an applicant to provide unchanged criminal history information already inclu…

Sec. 1701.318. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR PEACE OFFICERS TO CONDUCT POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS. (a) The commission by rule may establish minimum requirements for the training, testing, and certification of peace officers to conduct polygraph examinations for the purpose of: (1) a pre…

Sec. 1701.351. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR PEACE OFFICERS. (a) Each peace officer shall complete at least 40 hours of continuing education programs once every 24 months. The commission may suspend the license of a peace officer who fails to comply with this requirement. (a-…

Sec. 1701.352. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) The commission shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for officers and county jailers. (b) The commission shall require a state, county, special district, or municipal agency that appoints or employs…

Sec. 1701.3525. ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE TRAINING REQUIRED FOR OFFICERS. (a) As part of the continuing education programs under Section 1701.351(a), an officer must complete not less than 16 hours of training on responding to an active shooter as developed by the Advanced Law Enfo…

Sec. 1701.3526. CONTINUING EDUCATION ON INCIDENT RESPONSE AND COMMAND. (a) The commission shall require a peace officer whose duties involve the supervision of officers in an incident response to complete, as part of the continuing education programs under Section 1701.351(a), an…

Sec. 1701.353. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROCEDURES. (a) The commission by rule shall adopt procedures to: (1) ensure the timely and accurate reporting by agencies and persons licensed under this chapter of information related to training programs offered under this subchapter, includ…

Sec. 1701.354. CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR DEPUTY CONSTABLES. (a) If the commission requires a state, county, special district, or municipal agency that employs a deputy constable to provide the deputy constable with a training program under Section 1701.352, the commission shall re…

Sec. 1701.3545. INITIAL TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CONSTABLES. (a) A public institution of higher education selected by the commission shall establish and offer a program of initial training and a program of continuing education for constables. The curriculum for each …

Sec. 1701.355. CONTINUING DEMONSTRATION OF WEAPONS PROFICIENCY. (a) An agency that employs one or more peace officers shall designate a firearms proficiency officer and require each peace officer the agency employs to demonstrate weapons proficiency to the firearms proficiency of…

Sec. 1701.356. CERTAIN OFFICERS: REACTIVATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION NOT REQUIRED. (a) An officer is not subject to Section 1701.351 or 1701.352 if the officer is: (1) an honorably retired commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety who is: (A) a special ranger unde…

Sec. 1701.357. WEAPONS PROFICIENCY FOR QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (a) In this section: (1) "Qualified handgun instructor" means a person certified as a qualified handgun instructor under Section 411.190, Government Code. (2) "Qualified retired law enforcement off…

Sec. 1701.358. INITIAL TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR POLICE CHIEFS. A police chief shall complete the initial training and continuing education required under Section 96.641, Education Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1224 (S.B. 542), Sec. 5, eff. September …

Sec. 1701.359. BORDER OPERATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM. The commission may: (1) recognize, or with the consent of the Department of Public Safety administer or assist in administering, the border operations training program established under Section 411.02094, Government Code, as a co…

Sec. 1701.401. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. (a) In this section: (1) "Professional achievement" includes an instance in which an individual through personal initiative, fixity of purpose, persistence, or endeavor creates a program or system that has a significant positive impact on …

Sec. 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 require…

Sec. 1701.403. INVESTIGATIVE HYPNOSIS. (a) The commission may establish minimum requirements for the training, testing, and certification of peace officers who use investigative hypnosis. (b) A peace officer may not use a hypnotic interview technique unless the officer: (1) compl…

Sec. 1701.404. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS FOR MENTAL HEALTH ASSIGNMENTS. (a) The commission by rule may establish minimum requirements for the training, testing, and certification of special officers for offenders with mental impairments. (b) The commission may certify a sheriff, …

Sec. 1701.4045. CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT ASSIGNMENTS. (a) The commission by rule shall establish minimum requirements for the training, testing, and certification of special officers for responding to allegations of family violence or sexua…

Sec. 1701.405. TELECOMMUNICATORS. (a) In this section: (1) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855, Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011. (2) "Emergency" means the occurrence or imminent threat of damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from an extraordinary natu…

Sec. 1701.451. PREEMPLOYMENT PROCEDURE. (a) Before a law enforcement agency may hire a person licensed under this chapter, the agency must, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commission: (1) obtain the person's written consent for the agency to review the information r…

Sec. 1701.452. EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION REPORT. (a) The head of a law enforcement agency or the head's designee shall submit a report to the commission on a form prescribed by the commission regarding a person licensed under this chapter who resigns or retires from employment with …