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TCOLE to require new jail certification hours, launches BPOC job task analysis and public comment on supervisor/instructor courses
Summary
The commission’s education staff told commissioners that a newly published basic jail certification course increases from 32 to 59 hours and must be implemented by June 2; TCOLE is conducting a statewide job task analysis for the Basic Peace Officer Course and will publish a new supervisor course and instructor course for public comment.
Deputy Chief Colin Grissom, who oversees credentialing and education services, told commissioners the agency has published multiple curriculum updates that training providers must implement on short timelines.
The most immediate change affects the transitional jail certification for peace officers moving into jailer responsibilities: "Going from 32 to 59," Grissom said, noting that the largest single addition is a suicide-prevention module tailored to the jail setting. The new jail certification curriculum was published in January and training providers must have the updated course in place by June 2.
Grissom said another curriculum update published in February must be implemented by April 1; that change was described as smaller and focused on relevancy and wording adjustments. He also reported that TCOLE is revising its 37‑hour new supervisors course and expects to publish it for public comment once development is complete. The basic instructor course is also under revision; both instructor and supervisor courses are high-volume offerings and will be sent via the education services newsletter for public review and feedback.
Nut graf: The curriculum revisions are part of a broader push to align academy and in-service training with contemporary job tasks and statutory requirements. TCOLE is contracting with Sam Houston State University to perform a statewide job task analysis (JTA) to inform future revisions to the Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC). The JTA will include panels and regional sessions in Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock, DFW and El Paso to gather input from recent hires, field-training officers and first-line supervisors.
Supporting details: - Grissom said the jail transition course’s primary increase from 32 to 59 hours is mainly due to a newly required suicide-prevention module missing from earlier iterations of the transition course. - Sam Houston State will run the JTA and seek input from three primary groups: officers on first appointment under two years, field training officers, and first-line supervisors. TCOLE intends to empanel committees following the JTA to revise the BPOC as needed. - Grissom reported the agency’s racial profiling (stop data) reporting cycle concluded March 1 with only three agencies out of about 2,800 failing to meet the deadline; staff worked with agencies to correct corrupt data and on‑site assistance was provided during the reporting window. - TCOLE will post a model‑policy submission process to field service agents; agencies must demonstrate adoption or substantive similarity by June 1 under minimum standards guidance.
Ending: Education staff asked training coordinators and academy directors to review course drafts during the public comment period and to participate in the JTA sessions; commissioners and staff emphasized that curriculum changes are easier to incorporate when feedback is provided before final publication.
