37 Tex. Admin. Code § 35.143 - Training Instructor Approval
(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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