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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 7TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 217ENROLLMENT, LICENSING, APPOINTMENT, AND SEPARATION
RULE §217.1Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure

  (5) passing any examination required for the license sought while the exam approval remains valid.

(f) The commission may issue a provisional license, consistent with Texas Occupations Code §1701.311, to an agency for a person to be appointed by that agency. An agency must submit all required applications currently prescribed by the commission and all required fees before the individual is appointed. Upon the approval of the application, the commission will issue a provisional license. A provisional license is issued in the name of the applicant; however, it is issued to and shall remain in the possession of the agency. Such a license may neither be transferred by the applicant to another agency, nor transferred by the agency to another applicant. A provisional license may not be reissued and expires:

  (1) 12 months from the original appointment date;

  (2) on leaving the appointing agency; or

  (3) on failure to comply with the terms stipulated in the provisional license approval.

(g) The commission may issue a temporary jailer license, consistent with Texas Occupations Code §1701.310. A jailer appointed on a temporary basis shall be enrolled in a basic jailer licensing course on or before the 90th day after their temporary appointment. An agency must submit all required applications currently prescribed by the commission and all required fees before the individual is appointed. Upon the approval of the application, the commission will issue a temporary jailer license. A temporary jailer license may not be renewed and expires:

  (1) 12 months from the original appointment date; or

  (2) on completion of training and passing of the jailer licensing examination.

(h) The commission may issue a temporary telecommunicator license, consistent with Texas Occupations Code §1701.405. An agency must submit all required applications currently prescribed by the commission and all required fees before the individual is appointed. Upon the approval of the application, the commission will issue a temporary telecommunicator license. A temporary telecommunicator license expires:

  (1) 12 months from the original appointment date; or

  (2) on completion of training and passing of the telecommunicator licensing examination. On expiration of a temporary license, a person is not eligible for a new temporary telecommunicator license for one year.

(i) A person who fails to comply with the standards set forth in this section shall not accept the issuance of a license and shall not accept any appointment. If an application for licensure is found to be false or untrue, it is subject to cancellation or recall.

(j) The effective date of this section is June 1, 2022.


Source Note: The provisions of this §217.1 adopted to be effective November 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 7935; amended to be effective February 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 274; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 1879; amended to be effective February 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 765; amended to be effective June 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 2883

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