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TRAINING MANDATES

Licensed Peace Officers:

4-year Training Cycle: (9/1/21-8/31/25):

If you do not have an Intermediate Proficiency Certificate or higher, the following will be required for  completion:

  • Crisis Intervention Training (#3843 or #1850)

  • Cultural Diversity (#3939 or #394)

  • De-escalation Techniques (#1849)

  • Special Investigative Topics (#3232)

2-year Training Unit: (9/1/23-8/31/25):

  • Legislative Update course (#3188)

  • 16 hours of ALERRT training* 

  • Finding Wellness – Building a Healthier Life (course #4202) in-person or on MyTCOLE 3.0.

  • Trauma-Informed Approach to Sexual Assault Investigations (MyTCOLE 3.0 online course #470 or in-person training course #4070), if not completed in the 9/1/21-8/31/23 unit.  An equivalent to this course will be #3264 – Special Investigator Certification.

Deputy Constables:

In addition to the aforementioned “Licensed Peace Officer” requirements, Civil Process (#3131) must be completed in the 4-year training cycle. 

 

*A note on ALERRT training:

The passage of Senate Bill 1852 requires all peace officers to attend ALERRT Level 1 training at least once prior to 8/31/2027. Courses which will satisfy this requirement include #3311, #3313, and train-the-trainer #3315. This new law also requires that every peace officer complete 16 hours of ALERRT training every two-year unit going forward.

Peace officers who have previously completed course #3311, #3313, or #3315 and have at least one of these courses documented on their TCOLE training record do not need to repeat ALERRT Level 1 training; however, they must take at least 16 hours of ALERRT training during this 2-year training unit before 8/31/2025.  Courses which will satisfy the 16-hour requirement are included in the approved list below. 

Peace officers who do NOT have course #3311, #3313, or #3315 documented on their TCOLE training record are encouraged to complete course #3311 during this current training unit prior to 8/31/2025 as their 16-hour continuing education requirement if at all possible. If not completed during this training unit, they MUST have completed #3311 prior to 8/31/2027 in accordance with Senate Bill 1852.

The following ALERRT course numbers count towards the training mandate:

  • 3381          ALERRT AAIR

  • 3380          ALERRT AAIR Train the Trainer

  • 3376          ALERRT Breaching for 1st Responders Train the Trainer

  • 3377          ALERRT ERASE Train the Trainer

  • 3394          ALERRT Exterior Response to Active Shooter Events

  • 3393          ALERRT First Resp. Medical Train the Trainer

  • 3317          ALERRT First Responder Breaching

  • 3318          ALERRT First Responders Operating in Low - Light

  • 3311          ALERRT Level 1         

  • 3382          ALERRT SORD

  • 3392          ALERRT SORD Train the Trainer

  • 3312          ALERRT Update         

  • 3315          ALERRT- Level 1 Train the Trainer

  • 3357          ALERRT First Responder Medical

  • 3607          ALERRT Active Shooter Response Incident Mgmt

  • 3606          ALERRT Medical Advanced Skills Class

  • 3355          ALERRT Level 1 Instructor Recertification online

  • 78052        Active Attack Emergency Communications

  • 667371      Active Attack Event Response Leadership

  • 3356          ALERRT Fire As a Weapon online

 

Constables:

  • Newly Elected Constables:

    • Must complete Newly Elected Constable training (#3742 – does not include any ALERRT training hours) thru LEMIT within 2 years of first appointment as Constable.

  • Constable Continuing Education:

    • Must complete Continuing Education for Constables (#3743) thru LEMIT each 4-year training cycle thereafter. The course includes 8 hours of ALERRT training. You will be required to complete an additional 8 hours of ALERRT training to meet the 16-hour legislative requirement.

  • Civil Process:

    • Must complete Civil Process (#1415) thru Texas Justices of the Peace and Constables (TJPCA) at Texas State University each 4-year training cycle.

Sheriffs:

  • Peace Officer Requirements:

    • Sheriffs must complete the same training requirements as all other peace officers for each unit and cycle.

Chief of Police:

  • New Chief:

    • Must take 80 hours of New Chief's Training:

      • New Chief Development Program (#3780 - does not include any ALERRT training hours) AND

      • Texas Police Chief Leadership Series (#3740)

      at Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) within 2 years of first appointment as a Texas Chief of Police.

  • Chief's Continuing Education:

    • Must complete the Texas Police Chief Leadership Series (#3740) each unit thereafter. The course includes 8 hours of ALERRT training. You will be required to complete an additional 8 hours of ALERRT training to meet the 16-hour legislative requirement.

County Jailers:

  • Cultural Diversity course (#3939 or #394) every 4-yr training cycle by 08/31/2025. If you have an active Peace Officer license and a Peace Officer Intermediate Proficiency Certificate or higher, you do not need to complete Cultural Diversity.

Telecommunicators:

Current 2-year Training Unit: (09/01/23 - 08/31/25):

  • A minimum of 20 hours of training to include Cardiac Emergency Communications (#786)**.

**A current, nationally recognized CPR certification is required in order to enroll. 

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