To be eligible for the Board to approve an initial application
for enrollment in the program and for loan repayment funds, a peace
officer must:
(1) have been initially appointed as a peace officer
on or after September 1, 2019;
(2) submit to the Board by the published deadline an
initial application for enrollment in the program that requires:
(A) employer verification of the person's employment
as a full-time peace officer in Texas for at least one year and the
person's current full-time employment in Texas as of the date of the
application;
(B) documentation of the peace officer's unrestricted
license as a peace officer;
(C) a transcript of the person's postsecondary course
work demonstrating at least 60 semester credit hours, or the equivalent,
earned at an eligible institution before the person's initial appointment
as a peace officer;
(D) a statement of the total amount of principal, accrued
interest, fees, and other charges due on unpaid eligible loans obtained
for attendance at an eligible institution for a semester or other
term that ended in the five years immediately preceding the person's
initial appointment as a peace officer;
(E) a statement that the peace officer will submit
to the Board an application for payment immediately upon completion
of each year of service for which the peace officer is applying for
repayment assistance; and
(F) a statement that the individual agrees to continuous
full-time employment as a peace officer in this state for four additional
consecutive years after the date of the initial application.
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