Training Calendar

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The following are the ONLY dates available for Handgun and Shotgun qualifications for 2020.

Handgun and Shotgun Qualification for sworn personnel with JANUARY – JUNE birth-dates who have not yet qualified with their PRIMARY weapon for this 2020 calendar year SHALL attend one of the following dates;

Handgun and Shotgun Qualification for sworn personnel with JULY – DECEMBER birth-dates who have not yet qualified with their PRIMARY weapon for this 2020 calendar year SHALL attend one of the following dates;

Handgun and Shotgun qualifications only. No Rifles will be qualified on these dates.

Last relay will begin promptly at 3:00pm, however, Deputies must arrive and check in 15 minutes prior to the last scheduled relay (2:45pm). Upon arrival, you must check-in in the classroom area, prior to going out to the range.

Please note; each course of fire can be found on the second page of the 2020 Firearms Qualification Card.

Prior to arriving at the range, complete the 2020 Firearms Qualification Card and print/sign. You also must sign into the Integrity Website (CLICK HERE) to confirm/update your weapon information.

Deputies are expected to qualify using the same carry holster (on-duty or off-duty) that they will normally use.

• Uniformed officers shall wear their duty belt for qualification with their primary handgun.
• Deputies will be provided with qualification ammunition for their primary weapon and/or shotgun only. Deputies should bring at least 50 rounds of factory ammunition for each additional weapon they intend to qualify with if the additional weapons are not of the same platform as their primary duty weapon.
• You will only have to qualify with multiple weapons, if the weapons are different platforms. For further clarification see Department Policy 602 – Firearms Qualification, IV. (F), Examples 1 & 2.
• *You must safely unload your weapon before entering the classroom/range.*
• Personnel will be required show an ability to break-down their weapons prior to being able to qualify.
• ATTENTION: Please remember to bring your own hearing, eye protection and holster!

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course satisfies the TCOLE mandate following the passage of the Sandra Bland Act (SB 1849), and provides law enforcement officers with tools, skills, and options to improve their response to incidents involving persons in crisis.

TCOLE Mandate
Training Cycle- each 4yr Cycle (current 09/01/17- 08/31/21):
If the Peace Officer does not achieve Intermediate Certification before the end of the Cycle, the Peace Officer must take- De-escalation (1849) (Rule 218.3(c))

Fee: No cost

**Include your TCOLE PID, your current assignment, and the class date.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The student will review information from the Basic Peace Officer Crisis Intervention Training, and take his or her learning to the next level with information on all aspects of crisis intervention for the law enforcement officer.

Per TCOLE Licensee Training Mandates; Peace Officers first licensed on or after 04/01/2018, who have not had this new Crisis Intervention Training as part of their BPOC, must take the 40hr CIT (1850) within 2 years of licensing (Occupations Code 1701.253(j)). This is also a required course if you are working towards your Intermediate Peace Officer Proficiency Certification.

FEE: No Cost

Class size is limited to a total of twenty (20) students.

**Include your TCOLE PID, your current assignment, and the class date.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is primarily designed to give the student the tools necessary to hear some words or phrases in Spanish that could signal a threat and to respond verbally in situations where one or more subjects need to be controlled for the safety of the officer, the subject(s) and bystanders.

This is a required course if you are working towards your Intermediate Peace Officer Proficiency Certification.

This course is for TCOLE reporting purposes ONLY. This is NOT the course/test for the Harris County Departmental Spanish pay.

**Include your TCOLE PID, your current assignment, and the class date.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to update the student on the multiple bills passed by the 86^th legislative session that will have an impact on Texas law enforcement. There were administrative changes, changes in existing statutes, and new laws. Texas’ law enforcement professionals will better serve their communities by increasing their awareness of changes and additions to state statutes as they pursue equality in justice and ensure public safety.

Case law, especially cases handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), is of incredible importance to the administration of Justice. This curriculum will briefly cover recent judicial decisions that are important for law enforcement officers, administrators, and policy makers.

Fee: No cost

**Include your TCOLE PID, your current assignment, and the class date.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to provide Law Enforcement with investigative guides, changes and additions to the relevant Statutes that pertain to Child Abuse and Neglect, Sexual Assault, Family Violence, and Sexual Offenders.

Fee: No Cost

*Include your TCOLE PID, your current assignment and the class date.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the Intermediate Crisis Intervention Training course is to educate law enforcement officers about updated issues pertaining to crisis intervention techniques, especially in communicating with persons in crisis.

TCOLE Mandate
Training Cycle- each 4yr Cycle (current 09/01/17- 08/31/21):
If the Peace Officer does not achieve Intermediate Certification before the end of the Cycle, the Peace Officer must take- Crisis Intervention Training (3843) (Rule 218.3(c))

FEE: No cost

**Include your TCOLE PID, your current assignment, and the class date.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to train personnel in;

• The policy of Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s in the use for a law enforcement purpose and the guidelines implemented within that policy.
• The guidelines for creation, deletion, and retention of recordings made by the use of body worn cameras.
• The procedure a member of the public is required to provide specific information when submitting a written request in obtaining information recorded by a body worn camera.
• The proper nomenclatures, overview, and use of the issued Harris County issued body worn camera.

FEE: No cost

**Include your TCOLE PID, your current assignment, and the class date.