1. (a) To qualify for a basic peace officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements including:

   1. (1) one year experience as a peace officer;
   2. (2) successful completion of courses currently required by Texas Occupations Code §1701.402 and the commission;
   3. (3) successful completion of the agency's field training program as defined in §211.1 of this title; and
   4. (4) successful completion of human trafficking training as required in Texas Occupations Code §1701.258.

2. (b) To qualify for an intermediate peace officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements including:

   1. (1) a basic peace officer certificate;

   2. (2) one of the following combinations of training hours or degrees and peace officer experience:

      1. (A) 400 training hours and eight years,
      2. (B) 800 training hours and six years,
      3. (C) 1200 training hours and four years or an associate's degree and four years, or
      4. (D) 2400 training hours and two years or a bachelor's degree and two years; and
   3. (3) successful completion of courses currently required by Texas Occupations Code §1701.402 and the commission.

3. (c) To qualify for an advanced peace officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements including:

   1. (1) an intermediate peace officer certificate;
   2. (2) successful completion of courses currently required by Texas Occupations Code §1701.402 and the commission; and

   3. (3) one of the following combinations of training hours or degrees and peace officer experience:

      1. (A) 800 training hours and 12 years,
      2. (B) 1200 training hours and nine years or an associate's degree and six years, or
      3. (C) 2400 training hours and six years or a bachelor's degree and five years.

4. (d) To qualify for a master peace officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements including:

   1. (1) an advanced peace officer certificate; and

   2. (2) one of the following combinations of training hours or degrees and peace officer experience:

      1. (A) 1200 training hours and 20 years or an associate's degree and 12 years,
      2. (B) 2400 training hours and 15 years or a bachelor's degree and nine years,
      3. (C) 3300 training hours and 12 years or a master's degree and seven years, or
      4. (D) 4000 training hours and 10 years or a doctoral degree and five years.
5. (e) The effective date of this section is July 12, 2012.

Source Note:The provisions of this §221.3 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 232; amended to be effective March 1, 2002, 26 TexReg 11041; amended to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 3823; amended to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 285; amended to be effective January 14, 2010, 34 TexReg 9480; amended to be effective July 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 4605.