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TCOLE 3186 Questions with 100% Correct Answers
UPDATED!!!
HP292 - ANSWER Adds Human Trafficking (TCOLE course 3270)
to the BPOC and now requires the course to be completed by
new peace officers within two years of licensure, if not
completed in the BPOC.
HB971 - ANSWER Allows a peace officer who served in the
military to receive credit towards overall training hours needed
to obtain an intermediate, advanced, or master proficiency
certificate, just as college credit does now. [Occupations Code
§1701.402]
HB1415 - ANSWER Requires constables to complete the TCOLE
course 3131 Civil Process Training at a college or university
training provider each training cycle.
HB2195 / SB11 - ANSWER Add active-shooter training to the
school-based law enforcement certification required for ISD PD
officers and school resource officers. Under Senate Bill 11, this
is now required for all ISD officers and SROs, not just those
serving school districts of 30,000 students or more. Pay
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particular attention to the definition of School Resource Officer
under Occupations Code §1701.6011. [Education Code
§37.0812; Occupations Code §1701.263(b)]
"School Resource Officer" means a peace officer who is
assigned by the officer's employing political subdivision to
provide:
(1) a police presence at a public school;
(2) safety or drug education to students of a public school; or
(3) other similar services."
HB4236 - ANSWER This bill allows a law enforcement agency to
permit a person who is captured in a body-worn camera
recording of an incident to view the video. If the person is
deceased, his or her authorized representative may be allowed
to view the video. The video must be unedited and may not be
copied. [Occupations Code §1701.660]
SB586 / SB971 - ANSWER SB586: This bill amends the Special
Investigative Topics course (TCOLE course 3232) under OC
§1701.253(b) and 1701.352 to include trauma-informed
techniques to recognize, investigate, and document child abuse
or neglect, family violence, and sexual assault cases.
[Occupations Code §1701.253, 1701.352]
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SB971: This bill also modifies the Special Investigative Topics
course under OC §1701.253(b) and 1701.352 to include
instruction on recognizing and recording situations that indicate
strangulation. [Occupations Code §1701.253, 1701.352]
SB1397 - ANSWER This bill matches the continuing education
exemption for:
TxDPS Special Rangers,
Special Texas Rangers,
TPWD Special Game Wardens, and
TABC Special Inspectors. [Occupations Code §1701.356]
SB1827 - ANSWER This bill allows peace officers who have
completed training developed by TCOLE, in partnership with the
Department of State Health Services, to possess and administer
an epinephrine auto-injector in the case of an emergency.
[Occupations Code Chapter 1701, Subchapter O]
TCOLE Training Cycle (length of time) - ANSWER 4 Years
TCOLE Training Unit (length of time) - ANSWER 2 Years
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Training Unit requirements - ANSWER During each training unit,
all peace officers must take:
The current Legislative Update [TCOLE Rule 218.3(b)]
40 hours, including the above legal update course [TCOLE Rule
218.3(b)]
Training Cycle requirements - ANSWER Peace officers who have
their intermediate certification or higher: no cycle
requirements.
Peace officers who do not have their intermediate certification
by the last day of the cycle (8/31/21): Cultural Diversity (course
3939), Crisis Intervention Training (course 3843), Special
Investigative Topics (course 3232), and De-escalation (course
1849). [TCOLE Rule 218.3(c)]
Peace Officer Requirement - Licensed after 2011 - ANSWER
Peace officers first licensed on or after 01/01/2011 must take
Human Trafficking (course 3270) within two years of initial
licensing [TCOLE rule 218.3(e)], if not taken in BPOC.
TCOLE 3186 Questions with 100% Correct Answers
UPDATED!!!
HP292 - ANSWER Adds Human Trafficking (TCOLE course 3270)
to the BPOC and now requires the course to be completed by
new peace officers within two years of licensure, if not
completed in the BPOC.
HB971 - ANSWER Allows a peace officer who served in the
military to receive credit towards overall training hours needed
to obtain an intermediate, advanced, or master proficiency
certificate, just as college credit does now. [Occupations Code
§1701.402]
HB1415 - ANSWER Requires constables to complete the TCOLE
course 3131 Civil Process Training at a college or university
training provider each training cycle.
HB2195 / SB11 - ANSWER Add active-shooter training to the
school-based law enforcement certification required for ISD PD
officers and school resource officers. Under Senate Bill 11, this
is now required for all ISD officers and SROs, not just those
serving school districts of 30,000 students or more. Pay
,2|Page
particular attention to the definition of School Resource Officer
under Occupations Code §1701.6011. [Education Code
§37.0812; Occupations Code §1701.263(b)]
"School Resource Officer" means a peace officer who is
assigned by the officer's employing political subdivision to
provide:
(1) a police presence at a public school;
(2) safety or drug education to students of a public school; or
(3) other similar services."
HB4236 - ANSWER This bill allows a law enforcement agency to
permit a person who is captured in a body-worn camera
recording of an incident to view the video. If the person is
deceased, his or her authorized representative may be allowed
to view the video. The video must be unedited and may not be
copied. [Occupations Code §1701.660]
SB586 / SB971 - ANSWER SB586: This bill amends the Special
Investigative Topics course (TCOLE course 3232) under OC
§1701.253(b) and 1701.352 to include trauma-informed
techniques to recognize, investigate, and document child abuse
or neglect, family violence, and sexual assault cases.
[Occupations Code §1701.253, 1701.352]
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SB971: This bill also modifies the Special Investigative Topics
course under OC §1701.253(b) and 1701.352 to include
instruction on recognizing and recording situations that indicate
strangulation. [Occupations Code §1701.253, 1701.352]
SB1397 - ANSWER This bill matches the continuing education
exemption for:
TxDPS Special Rangers,
Special Texas Rangers,
TPWD Special Game Wardens, and
TABC Special Inspectors. [Occupations Code §1701.356]
SB1827 - ANSWER This bill allows peace officers who have
completed training developed by TCOLE, in partnership with the
Department of State Health Services, to possess and administer
an epinephrine auto-injector in the case of an emergency.
[Occupations Code Chapter 1701, Subchapter O]
TCOLE Training Cycle (length of time) - ANSWER 4 Years
TCOLE Training Unit (length of time) - ANSWER 2 Years
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Training Unit requirements - ANSWER During each training unit,
all peace officers must take:
The current Legislative Update [TCOLE Rule 218.3(b)]
40 hours, including the above legal update course [TCOLE Rule
218.3(b)]
Training Cycle requirements - ANSWER Peace officers who have
their intermediate certification or higher: no cycle
requirements.
Peace officers who do not have their intermediate certification
by the last day of the cycle (8/31/21): Cultural Diversity (course
3939), Crisis Intervention Training (course 3843), Special
Investigative Topics (course 3232), and De-escalation (course
1849). [TCOLE Rule 218.3(c)]
Peace Officer Requirement - Licensed after 2011 - ANSWER
Peace officers first licensed on or after 01/01/2011 must take
Human Trafficking (course 3270) within two years of initial
licensing [TCOLE rule 218.3(e)], if not taken in BPOC.
