Tcole Rules Exam Questions And Answers 2025
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1. The mission of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, as a regulatory State agency, is to
standards to ensure that the people of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law
enforcement, corrections, and telecommunications personnel.: establish and enforce
2. How and when was TCOLE created?: By the 59th Legislature in Senate Bill (SB) 236 and
became effective on August 30, 1965
3. The Commission will continue until?: 2021 - House Bill (HB) 3389 passed in the 81st
Legislature
4. The Commission is powered by to create rules for the admin-
istration - Chapter 1701, Occupations Code.: legislation
5. The TCOLE rules are in Title 37 of the Code, Chapters 211-
229.: Administrative
6. Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure: -is a U. S. Citizen
-to enroll in a basic licensing course the provider must have on file documentation that the
individual meets eligibility for licensure.
Applicant must meet following standards:
Minimum age requirements:
--21 yoa, or 18 with an associates degree/60 sem hours
--honorable discharge from the military For
jailers and communicators 18 yoa Minimum
education requirements:
-GED or HS Diploma
-Honorable Discharge from the military
-Is fingerprinted and criminal records search
-No court-ordered community supervision or probation for criminal offense higher than Class B
Misdemeanor w/in last 10 years of date of court order
-not currently charged w/ any criminal offense that would be a bar to licensure
-never been convicted higher than a Class B Misdemeanor or a Class B Misde- meanor w/in last 1
years
-never convicted or placed on community supervision for family violence
-Is not prohibited from having a driver's license or firearm
-background investigation completed by the enrolling or appointing entity into the applicant's
personal history.
7. True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, you can have a
Class A Misdemeanor conviction, a GED, and attend a police academy.: False. A person cannot be
convicted of an offense higher than a Class B Misdemeanor.
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,Tcole Rules Exam Questions And Answers 2025
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8. True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, you have to be 20
1/2 years old to be a peace officer or 18 years old with 60 semester college hours.: False. You have to
be 21 years old to qualify to be a peace officer.
9. True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, the appointing
agency is required to conduct a background inves- tigation on the applicant.: True
10.A background investigation shall include, at a minimum, a personal history statement, contacting
previous law enforcement agencies where the applicant worked and the chief at these agencies,
contacting personal
references, contacting all employers for the last , complete a
criminal history statement and driving record.: three; 10 years
11.During the background investigation, the applicant will be examined by a physician, who is
licensed by the Texas Medical Board and familiar with the job duties. The applicant must be declared
on a Form as being physically sound
with no drug dependency.: L-2
12.During the background investigation, the applicant will be examined by a psychologist or
psychiatrist familiar with the duties of the job. The applicant must be declared on a Form to be in
satisfactory psychological and emotional health.: L-3
13.After the completion of the academy, an appointing agency is able to accept the L-2 and L-3
forms up to after the graduation date of the
applicant if they so choose.: 180 days
14.The examination process will consist of a review of a job
description, review of the PHS and background documents, and two
Instruments, one which measures personality traits and one which measures psychopathology, and a
face-to-face interview.: psychological
15.Training for the peace officer license consists of the .: basic
peace officer course
16.Training for the jailer license consists of completion of the current
.: basic county corrections course
17.Training for the public security officer license consist of the
.: basic peace officer course
18.Training for the telecommunicator license consists of
.: telecommuicator course
19.A license will remain with the appointing agency and is not transferable
to another agency or person.: provisional
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#12.
1. The mission of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, as a regulatory State agency, is to
standards to ensure that the people of Texas are served by highly trained and ethical law
enforcement, corrections, and telecommunications personnel.: establish and enforce
2. How and when was TCOLE created?: By the 59th Legislature in Senate Bill (SB) 236 and
became effective on August 30, 1965
3. The Commission will continue until?: 2021 - House Bill (HB) 3389 passed in the 81st
Legislature
4. The Commission is powered by to create rules for the admin-
istration - Chapter 1701, Occupations Code.: legislation
5. The TCOLE rules are in Title 37 of the Code, Chapters 211-
229.: Administrative
6. Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure: -is a U. S. Citizen
-to enroll in a basic licensing course the provider must have on file documentation that the
individual meets eligibility for licensure.
Applicant must meet following standards:
Minimum age requirements:
--21 yoa, or 18 with an associates degree/60 sem hours
--honorable discharge from the military For
jailers and communicators 18 yoa Minimum
education requirements:
-GED or HS Diploma
-Honorable Discharge from the military
-Is fingerprinted and criminal records search
-No court-ordered community supervision or probation for criminal offense higher than Class B
Misdemeanor w/in last 10 years of date of court order
-not currently charged w/ any criminal offense that would be a bar to licensure
-never been convicted higher than a Class B Misdemeanor or a Class B Misde- meanor w/in last 1
years
-never convicted or placed on community supervision for family violence
-Is not prohibited from having a driver's license or firearm
-background investigation completed by the enrolling or appointing entity into the applicant's
personal history.
7. True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, you can have a
Class A Misdemeanor conviction, a GED, and attend a police academy.: False. A person cannot be
convicted of an offense higher than a Class B Misdemeanor.
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,Tcole Rules Exam Questions And Answers 2025
#12.
8. True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, you have to be 20
1/2 years old to be a peace officer or 18 years old with 60 semester college hours.: False. You have to
be 21 years old to qualify to be a peace officer.
9. True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, the appointing
agency is required to conduct a background inves- tigation on the applicant.: True
10.A background investigation shall include, at a minimum, a personal history statement, contacting
previous law enforcement agencies where the applicant worked and the chief at these agencies,
contacting personal
references, contacting all employers for the last , complete a
criminal history statement and driving record.: three; 10 years
11.During the background investigation, the applicant will be examined by a physician, who is
licensed by the Texas Medical Board and familiar with the job duties. The applicant must be declared
on a Form as being physically sound
with no drug dependency.: L-2
12.During the background investigation, the applicant will be examined by a psychologist or
psychiatrist familiar with the duties of the job. The applicant must be declared on a Form to be in
satisfactory psychological and emotional health.: L-3
13.After the completion of the academy, an appointing agency is able to accept the L-2 and L-3
forms up to after the graduation date of the
applicant if they so choose.: 180 days
14.The examination process will consist of a review of a job
description, review of the PHS and background documents, and two
Instruments, one which measures personality traits and one which measures psychopathology, and a
face-to-face interview.: psychological
15.Training for the peace officer license consists of the .: basic
peace officer course
16.Training for the jailer license consists of completion of the current
.: basic county corrections course
17.Training for the public security officer license consist of the
.: basic peace officer course
18.Training for the telecommunicator license consists of
.: telecommuicator course
19.A license will remain with the appointing agency and is not transferable
to another agency or person.: provisional
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