TCOLE advisory group approves minimum standards, sets timeline for training‑coordinator course

A Texas Commission on Law Enforcement advisory committee voted Wednesday to approve minimum standards for agency training coordinators, adopt a new curriculum for an initial training‑coordinator course and recommend continuing education be required on a biannual cycle.

The committee, meeting by videoconference, approved an amendment to the draft rule 215.8 changing the continuing‑education requirement from annual to biannual and agreed to delay active enforcement of the training requirement so the first enforced compliance cycle aligns with the training unit period beginning Sept. 1, 2027. The motions to approve the rule amendment and to adopt the curriculum passed by voice vote.

Why it matters: The committee’s actions establish a required baseline of knowledge and a timeline for people appointed as training coordinators at agencies regulated by the commission. The measures set a six‑month deadline for newly appointed coordinators to complete the initial course once the course is available and specify ongoing continuing education tied to the commission’s training‑unit cycle, which begins Sept. 1 of odd‑numbered years.

Committee members said the change from annual to biannual continuing education better matches legislative update cycles and reduces the frequency of mandatory retraining. Members also discussed…