37 Tex. Admin. Code § 35.121 - Investigations Company License
(a)
Pursuant to the Act , the department has determined an applicant for licensure
as a private investigations company or the prospective company representative
of the applicant company, must meet one of the qualifications detailed in this
section:
(1) Three (3) consecutive years of
investigation related experience;
(2) A bachelor's degree in criminal justice
or related course of study;
(3) A
bachelor's degree with twelve (12) months of investigation related
experience;
(4) An associate degree
in criminal justice or related course of study, with twenty-four (24) months of
investigation related experience;
(5) A specialized course of study directly
designed for and related to the private investigation profession, taught and
presented through affiliation with a four (4) year college or university
accredited and recognized by the State of Texas. This course of study must be
endorsed by the four (4) year college or university's department of criminal
justice program and include a departmental faculty member(s) on its
instructional faculty. This course of study must consist of a minimum of two
hundred (200) instructional hours including coverage of ethics, the Act , and
this chapter; or
(6) Other
combinations of education and investigation related experience may be
substituted for the above at the discretion of the department or its designated
representative.
(b) The
degrees referenced in subsection (a) of this section must be affiliated with a
college or university recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or other accreditation
organization recognized by the State of Texas.
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(a) Pursuant to the Act, the department has determined an applicant for licensure as a private investigations company or the prospective company representative of the applicant company, must meet one of the qualifications detailed in this section:
(1) Three (3) consecutive years of investigation related experience;
(2) A bachelor's degree in criminal justice or related course of study;
(3) A bachelor's degree with twelve (12) months of investigation related experience;
(4) An associate degree in criminal justice or related course of study, with twenty-four (24) months of investigation related experience;
(5) A specialized course of study directly designed for and related to the private investigation profession, taught and presented through affiliation with a four (4) year college or university accredited and recognized by the State of Texas. This course of study must be endorsed by the four (4) year college or university's department of criminal justice program and include a departmental faculty member(s) on its instructional faculty. This course of study must consist of a minimum of two hundred (200) instructional hours including coverage of ethics, the Act, and this chapter; or
(6) Other combinations of education and investigation related experience may be substituted for the above at the discretion of the department or its designated representative.
(b) The degrees referenced in subsection (a) of this section must be affiliated with a college or university recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or other accreditation organization recognized by the State of Texas.