Texas § 1701.251 TRAINING PROGRAMS; INSTRUCTORS.

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§ 1701.251 — TRAINING PROGRAMS; INSTRUCTORS.

Texas § 1701.251

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1701.251 (2026).

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Sec. 1701.251. TRAINING PROGRAMS; INSTRUCTORS.

(a)The commission shall establish and maintain training programs for officers, county jailers, and telecommunicators. The training shall be conducted by the commission staff or by other agencies and institutions the commission considers appropriate.

(b)The commission may authorize reimbursement for a political subdivision or state agency as authorized by the legislature for expenses incurred in attending a training program.

(c)The commission may:

(1)issue or revoke the license of a school operated by or for this state or a political subdivision of this state specifically for training officers, county jailers, recruits, or telecommunicators;

(2)operate schools and conduct preparatory, in-service, basic, and advanced courses in the schools,

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Sec. 1701.251. TRAINING PROGRAMS; INSTRUCTORS. (a) The commission shall establish and maintain training programs for officers, county jailers, and telecommunicators. The training shall be conducted by the commission staff or by other agencies and institutions the commission considers appropriate.
(b) The commission may authorize reimbursement for a political subdivision or state agency as authorized by the legislature for expenses incurred in attending a training program.
(c) The commission may:
(1) issue or revoke the license of a school operated by or for this state or a political subdivision of this state specifically for training officers, county jailers, recruits, or telecommunicators;
(2) operate schools and conduct preparatory, in-service, basic, and advanced courses in the schools, as the commission determines appropriate, for officers, county jailers, recruits, and telecommunicators;
(3) issue a license to a person to act as a qualified instructor under conditions that the commission prescribes; and
(4) consult and cooperate with a municipality, county, special district, state agency or other governmental agency, or a university, college, junior college, or other institution, concerning the development of schools and training programs for officers, county jailers, and telecommunicators.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951 ), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.