| (a) An application for approval as a training instructor
shall contain evidence of qualification as required by the department.
Instructors may be approved for classroom, self-defense, or firearm
training, or any combination of the three. To qualify for classroom,
self-defense, or firearm instructor approval, the applicant must submit
acceptable documentation of training for each category.
(b) The items detailed in this subsection may constitute
proof of qualification as a classroom instructor for security officers:
(1) An instructor's certificate issued by Texas Commission
on Law Enforcement (TCOLE);
(2) An instructor's certificate issued by federal,
state, or political subdivision law enforcement agency approved by
the department;
(3) An instructor's certificate issued by the Texas
Education Agency (TEA);
(4) An instructor's certificate relating to law enforcement,
private security, or industrial security issued by a junior college,
college, or university; or
(5) A license to carry handgun instructor certificate
issued by the department.
(c) Proof of qualification to instruct the in-person
self-defense component of the security officer training course shall
include documentation that the individual has instructed nonlethal
self-defense for two (2) or more years. Evidence of instruction experience
must include a one page detailed description of the training provided
and the schedule or specific dates of classes taught.
(d) The items listed in this subsection may constitute
proof of qualification as a firearm training instructor, if the reflected
training is completed within two (2) years of the date of the application:
(1) A handgun instructor's certificate issued by the
National Rifle Association;
(2) A firearm instructor's certificate issued by TCOLE;
(3) A firearm instructor's certificate issued by a
federal, state, or political subdivision law enforcement agency approved
by the department; or
(4) Documentation establishing that the applicant regularly
instructs others in the use of handguns and has graduated from a handgun
instructor school that uses a nationally accepted course designed
to train persons as handgun instructors.
(e) Proof of qualification as an alarm systems training
instructor shall include proof of completion of an approved training
course on alarm installation.
(f) Proof of qualification as a personal protection
officer instructor shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) A firearm instructor's certificate issued by TCOLE
along with proof that the individual has instructed nonlethal self-defense
or nonlethal defense of a third party for three (3) or more years.
Evidence of instruction experience must include a one page detailed
description of the training provided and the schedule or specific
date of classes taught.
(2) An instructor's certificate issued by federal,
state, or political subdivision law enforcement academy along with
proof that the individual has instructed nonlethal self-defense or
nonlethal defense of a third party for three (3) or more years. Evidence
of instruction experience must include a one page detailed description
of the training provided and the schedule or specific dates of classes
taught.
(3) An instructor's certificate issued by TEA along
with proof that the individual has instructed nonlethal self-defense
or nonlethal defense of a third party for three (3) or more years.
Evidence of instruction experience must include a one page detailed
description of the training provided and the schedule or specific
dates of classes taught.
(4) An instructor's certificate relating to law enforcement,
private security or industrial security issued by a junior college,
college or university along with proof that the individual has instructed
nonlethal self-defense or nonlethal defense of a third party for three
(3) or more years. Evidence of instruction experience must include
a one page detailed description of the training provided and the schedule
or specific dates of classes taught.
(5) Evidence of successful completion of a department
approved training course for personal protection officer instructors.
(g) Notice shall be given in writing to the department
within fourteen (14) days after a change in address of the approved
instructor.
(h) In addition to summary actions under the Act, based
on criminal history disqualifiers, the department may revoke or suspend
an instructor's approval or deny the application or renewal thereof
upon evidence that:
(1) The instructor or applicant has violated any provisions
of the Act or this chapter;
(2) The qualifying instructor's certificate has been
revoked or suspended by the issuing agency;
(3) A materially false statement was made in the application;
or
(4) The instructor does not meet the qualifications
set forth in the provisions of the Act and this chapter.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §35.143 adopted to be effective May 6, 2014, 39 TexReg 3609; amended to be effective December 29, 2019, 44 TexReg 8033; amended to be effective January 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 32; amended to be effective March 7, 2024, 49 TexReg 1284 |
