1. (a) To qualify, an applicant for an academic recognition award must:

   1. (1) Have held a commission license or an acknowledgement as a peace officer, reserve officer, jailer, or a telecommunicator for at least two years;
   2. (2) have graduated from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree;
   3. (3) make application with a certified transcript from an accredited college;
   4. (4) not have been under any disciplinary sanctions from the commission in the previous two years; and
   5. (5) pay the required fees.
2. (b) The award consists of a certificate and a uniform ribbon, pin, or other insignia.
3. (c) Commissioning agency retains discretion to allow or disallow the wearing of the uniform ribbon, pin or other insignia described in subsection (b) of this section.
4. (d) The effective date of this section is September 1, 1999.

Source Note:The provisions of this §221.37 adopted to be effective September 1, 1999, 24 TexReg 6513.