47 Questions
What is the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement’s (TCOLE) Mission?
Establish and enforce standards to ensure people of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical personnel
By whom and when was TCOLE created?
State agency created by an act of 59th legislature – senate bill (SB) 236 which became effective on August 30th, 1965
What is the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement empowered by legislation to do?
Create rules for the administration
What part of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Statutes and Rules Handbook covers training and educational requirements, along with a discussion of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument?
Part 1, Title 37 Texas Administrative Code Chapters 211-229
Which is not a change requiring licensee to report to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement?
A permanent change in mailing address of relative
What is the minimum age requirement for a licensee under TCOLE rules, not taking into account the exceptions?
21
What is the minimum age requirement for a licensee under TCOLE rules, when the applicant has received either: an associate's degree equaling 60 semester hours or an honorable discharge from the armed forces after at least 2 years active service?
18
Which is not required to be declared of an appointee by a Physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board, on a form prescribed by T-COLE, before the date of licensee's appointment to an agency?
Appointee's ability to communicate effectively
A physician must declare an appointee physically sound and free from defects 120 days before the date of appointment by the agency.
False
A physician must declare an appointee: physically sound and free from defects and that there are no traces of drug dependency or illegal use BLANK days before the date of appointment by the agency.
180
Requirements for initial licensure, an individual’s satisfactory medical exam may remain valid for BLANK days from the individuals date of graduation from an academy, if accepted by the appointing agency.
180
As it relates to continuing education for licensees, what is the frequency of a training unit?
2 years
Peace officers shall complete at least BLANK hours of continuing education, to include the corresponding legislative update for that unit each training unit.
40 hours
Peace officers who have not yet reached intermediate proficiency certification shall complete: Cultural Diversity (3939), Special Investigative Topics (3232), Crisis Intervention (3843), and De-escalation (1849) how often?
Every Training Cycle
As it relates to continuing education for licensees, what is the frequency of a Training Cycle?
4 years
Deputy constables shall complete a BLANK hour course of training in Civil Process each training cycle, (4 years). Unless given an exemption by TCOLE.
20
School district peace officers must obtain a school-based law enforcement proficiency certificate within BLANK days of commission or placement in the district or campus.
180 days
In order to wear a body camera, a peace office must meet the requirements of Occupations Code 1701.656 and complete BLANK.
Body Worn Camera Training
University Peace Officers must complete BLANK training, which will aid in investigations into allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Trauma Informed Investigation
Every peace officer first licensed on or after January 1, 2011, must complete BLANK, within 2 years of being licensed.
Human Trafficking
Which training isn't required for peace officers within two years of being licensed?
Deaf and Disabled Drivers
To be eligible to take a state licensing exam, which isn't required of an individual?
Meet Federal law enforcement requirements
An eligible examinee for the TCOLE Basic Peace Officer exam will be allowed BLANK attempts to pass the examination.
3
All attempts of an eligible examinee for the TCOLE Basic Peace Officer exam must be completed within BLANK days from the completion date of the licensing course.
180
The examinee must repeat the basic licensing course for the license sought if the examinee does not fail for cheating.
False
If an examinee fails all 3 attempts or doesn't complete all 3 attempts before the end of the testing period, what happens?
Examinee must repeat Academy
What is the testing window for the basic peace officer license upon completing a police academy?
180 days
If an individual is not appointed within BLANK time from the date of their successful completion of the licensing exam, the licensee will be placed in an inactive status.
A and C
Which is not required to reactivate a license for a peace officer with less than 10 years of full-time service and not appointed within two years, but less than five years from initial licensure?
Complete police academy
Which is not required to reactivate a license for a peace officer with less than 10 years of full-time service and not appointed within 5 years of initial licensure?
Pass the reactivation exam
The license of a person convicted of a BLANK, shall be immediately revoked.
Felony
The license of a person convicted or placed on community supervision for an offense involving BLANK, shall be revoked.
Family Violence
The license of a person shall be revoked for failing to be compliant in obtaining their continuing education for the BLANK time.
3rd
The dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States does not meet the requirements to cause the revocation of a person’s TCOLE license.
False
The license of a person who has made, submitted, or caused to be submitted, or filed a false or untruthful report to the commission may be revoked.
True
The license of a person who has been found to be in BLANK, of any commission licensing examination shall be revoked.
Unauthorized Possession
BLANK, permanently bars the person from any future licensing or certification by the commission.
Revocation
A revoked license cannot be reinstated unless the licensee provides BLANK, supporting the revocation having been negated.
A and C
The holder of any revoked license may informally petition the BLANK, for reinstatement of that license based upon proof by the licensee that the facts supporting the revocation have been negated.
Executive Director
If a licensee’s informal petition to the executive director is denied, they may petition the commission for a BLANK to determine reinstatement based upon the same proof submitted to the executive director.
Hearing
School Marshal's licenses expire on the BLANK, following the second anniversary of the date the commission licensed that person.
31st of August
Which is not one of the prerequisites the commission requires that allows them to renew a school marshal’s license?
Complete first aid retraining
What is the minimum annual handgun proficiency requirements?
50 rounds total at point blank at least 15 yards; at least 20 rounds at or beyond seven yards; including at least one timed reload
What is the minimum annual shotgun proficiency requirements?
5 rounds at a range of at least 15 yards
What is the minimum passing percentage for firearms qualifications?
70%
What is the minimum annual patrol rifle proficiency requirements?
A minimum of 30 rounds of ammunition fired at a range of at least 50 yards, including at least one timed reload
What is the exception to the minimum annual patrol rifle proficiency requirements?
It is acceptable for the range to be less than 50 yards but not less than 10 yards if the minimum passing percentage is raised to 90
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