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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 7TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 211ADMINISTRATION
RULE §211.1Definitions

  (38) Law enforcement automobile for training--A vehicle equipped to meet the requirements of an authorized emergency vehicle as identified by Texas Transportation Code §546.003 and §547.702.

  (39) Lesson plan--A plan of action consisting of a sequence of logically linked topics that together make positive learning experiences. Elements of a lesson plan include: measurable goals and objectives, content, a description of instructional methods, tests and activities, assessments and evaluations, and technologies utilized.

  (40) License--A license required by law or a state agency rule that must be obtained by an individual to engage in a particular business.

  (41) Licensee--An individual holding a license issued by the commission.

  (42) Line of duty--Any lawful and reasonable action, which an officer identified in Texas Government Code, Chapter 3105 is required or authorized by rule, condition of employment, or law to perform. The term includes an action by the individual at a social, ceremonial, athletic, or other function to which the individual is assigned by the individual's employer.

  (43) Moral character--The propensity on the part of a person to serve the public of the state in a fair, honest, and open manner.

  (44) Officer--A peace officer or reserve identified under the provisions of the Texas Occupations Code, §1701.001.

  (45) Patrol rifle--Any magazine-fed repeating rifle with iron/open sights or with a frame mounted optical enhancing sighting device, 5 power or less, that is carried by the individual officer in an official capacity.

  (46) Peace officer--A person elected, employed, or appointed as a peace officer under the provisions of the Texas Occupations Code, §1701.001.

  (47) Personal Identification Number (PID)--A unique computer-generated number assigned to individuals for identification in the commission's electronic database.

  (48) Placed on probation--Has received an adjudicated or deferred adjudication probation for a criminal offense.

  (49) POST--State or federal agency with jurisdiction similar to that of the commission, such as a peace officer standards and training agency.

  (50) Precision rifle--Any rifle with a frame mounted optical sighting device greater than 5 power that is carried by the individual officer in an official capacity.

  (51) Proprietary training contractor--An approved training contractor who has a proprietary interest in the intellectual property delivered.

  (52) Public security officer--A person employed or appointed as an armed security officer identified under the provisions of the Texas Occupations Code, §1701.001.

  (53) Reactivate--To make a license issued by the commission active after a license becomes inactive. A license becomes inactive at the end of the most recent unit or cycle in which the licensee is not appointed and has failed to complete legislatively required training.

  (54) Reinstate--To make a license issued by the commission active after disciplinary action or failure to obtain required continuing education.

  (55) Reserve--A person appointed as a reserve law enforcement officer under the provisions of the Texas Occupations Code, §1701.001.

  (56) School marshal--A person employed and appointed by the board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school, the governing body of a private school, or the governing board of a public junior college under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 2.127 and in accordance with and having the rights provided by Texas Education Code, §37.0811.

  (57) Self-assessment--Completion of the commission created process, which gathers information about a training or education program.

  (58) Separation--An explanation of the circumstances under which the person resigned, retired, or was terminated, reported on the form currently prescribed by the commission, in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, §1701.452.

  (59) SOAH--The State Office of Administrative Hearings.

  (60) Successful completion--A minimum of:

    (A) 70 percent or better; or

    (B) C or better; or

    (C) pass, if offered as pass/fail.

  (61) TCLEDDS--Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Data Distribution System.

  (62) Telecommunicator--A person employed as a telecommunicator under the provisions of the Texas Occupations Code, §1701.001.

  (63) Training coordinator--An individual, appointed by a commission-recognized training provider, who meets the requirements of §215.9 of this title.

  (64) Training cycle--A 48-month period as established by the commission. Each training cycle is composed of two contiguous 24-month units.

  (65) Training hours--Classroom or distance education hours reported in one-hour increments.

  (66) Training program--An organized collection of various resources recognized by the commission for providing preparatory or continuing training. This program includes, but is not limited to, learning goals and objectives, academic activities and exercises, lesson plans, exams, skills training, skill assessments, instructional and learning tools, and training requirements.

  (67) Training provider--A governmental body, law enforcement association, alternative delivery trainer, or proprietary entity credentialed by or authorized under a training provider contract with the commission to provide preparatory or continuing training for licensees or potential licensees.

  (68) Verification (verified)--The confirmation of the correctness, truth, or authenticity of a document, report, or information by sworn affidavit, oath, or deposition.

(b) The effective date of this section is February 1, 2020.


Source Note: The provisions of this §211.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 2012, 36 TexReg 8974; amended to be effective July 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 4602; amended to be effective January 17, 2013, 37 TexReg 10251; amended to be effective February 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9605; amended to be effective February 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 270; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 1878; amended to be effective November 21, 2019, 44 TexReg 7059; amended to be effective February 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 764

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