(a) The Commission will reimburse all schools certified by the Commission or other training resources deemed necessary by the Commission only in the form of tuition.
- (1) The Commission will establish the tuition for each course considering the following factors: historical training costs, course requirements, and course development costs.
- (2) The tuition established by the Commission will be published in the Commission newsletter and will remain in effect for the duration of each course.
- (3) The tuition established by the Commission for each course shall apply to all schools certified by the Commission and all other training resources deemed necessary by the Commission.
- (4) Certified schools or other training resources unable to conduct the required training at the established tuition rate shall have the right to a hearing under Subchapter G (relating to notice and hearings).
- (b) The Commission will reimburse schools or other training resources for law enforcement officers authorized by the Commission. Law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency not eligible for reimbursement under the act may attend mandatory in-service training courses after the law enforcement agency pays the tuition to the Commission.
- (c) The Commission will only reimburse a school or other training resource for a police officer to attend a course one time. Invoices of all police officers who have attended the mandatory in-service training course shall be submitted to the Commission within 30 days of the course’s completion.