TCOLE Information
As of August 14, 2023, ALERRT will report all the TCOLE hours for all direct delivery and online training conducted by ALERRT. Students' agencies are responsible for reporting all indirect and/or informal training hours using the certificate generated on a student's online ALERRT account. See below for more information.
Senate Bill SB1852
Senate Bill 1852, in effect September 1, 2023, essentially mandates the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) to adjust the minimum training requirements so that all Texas Peace Officers must attend a minimum of 16 hours of ALERRT active shooter training per 2-year training cycle. The bill also amends sections of the Occupations and Education Codes which govern law enforcement continuing education.
See the actual bill
here: SB1852
See which ALERRT Courses count for the mandate below.
Definitions
Train the Trainer Course (TtT) A Train the Trainer Course (TtT) course is an instructor level course designed to certify students so that they may instruct all or portions of the associated users level course to their own and partner agencies. E.g., a successful graduate of a Level 1 TtT may then instruct blocks from, or the entire 2-day Level 1 curriculum to their own agency. Those courses may also be supported by ALERRT Logistics.
Certified Instructor (CI) A Certified Instructor (CI) is a student who has successfully completed an ALERRT Train the Trainer (TtT) course. This certification enables a successful graduate of a Level 1 TtT, for example to then instruct blocks from, or the entire 2-day Level 1 curriculum to their own agency.
Adjunct Instructor (AI) An Adjunct Instructor is an independent contractor who is hired and paid by ALERRT to deliver direct delivery classes of the various curriculums.
Direct Delivery A direct delivery class is any in-person course of the ALERRT suite of classes that is completely supported by the ALERRT Center with Adjunct Instructors, materials and equipment.
Indirect Delivery An Indirect Delivery is any in-person course of the ALERRT suite of classes that is instructed by local Certified Instructors. ALERRT may or may not be able to support indirect delivery classes with materials and equipment.
ALERRT e-Learning ALERRT offers several online courses and webinars on their e-Learning site. Some of the courses are reportable to TCOLE and POST. See the courses here: elearning.alerrt.org
Training Resources Once a student successfully completes any ALERRT Train the Trainer (TtT) course they are given permission to access the training resources for that particular course. Resources include the manual, PowerPoints, related videos, tests and course paperwork. To access the resources instructors must have an ALERRT profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get TCOLE Credit for
Training Within Texas?
If you are a
licensed Texas peace officer, and/or are seeking licensure or re-licensure and
would like to attend an ALERRT course within Texas, you are allowed to attend
and earn TCOLE credit. However, it is the sole responsibility of the
attendee to ensure that,
A) the host agency is a TCOLE approved
contract training provider** and will report the training hours for all course
attendees, or,
B) your own agency will report the course
hours for you.
If you are not
commissioned with an agency at the time of the training, you must ensure the
host agency is a TCOLE training provider. ALERRT does not report in-direct
deliveries.
**List of TCOLE Training Providers here: TCOLE Training Providers
Who is responsible for reporting my
ALERRT training?
As of August 14, 2023, ALERRT will report all the TCOLE hours for all
direct deliveries in Texas and online training. Courses prior to August
14, 2023, CANNOT be reported by ALERRT. For courses prior to that date students
must contact the original host agency.
For indirect
and/or informal training hours, your home agency is responsible for reporting
these hours to TCOLE. Individuals who are not currently commissioned but are
maintaining their TCOLE license, or your home agency does not report to
TCOLE, must attend an ALERRT training class through a TCOLE contractual
training provider or training academy. Training providers contracted through
TCOLE are solely located in Texas and have the ability to report training for
all licensees. Please ensure the course you are enrolling in is being hosted by
an agency that can report the hours to TCOLE if your agency cannot. If you are
unsure, please contact the host of training to determine if you should report
it through your agency. Individuals are unable to self-report to TCOLE.
**List of TCOLE Training Providers here: TCOLE Training Providers
When will my hours be reported to
TCOLE by ALERRT?
Hours will be reported within the 30-day reporting window from the course
end date.
Can my hours be entered right away
or expedited somehow?
No. Reporting cannot be expedited, and singular entries cannot be made.
Which ALERRT courses are TCOLE
accepted and count toward SB1852 mandate?
· Level I (3311)
· Level I - TtT (3315)
· First Responder Medical
(3357)
· First Responder Medical - TtT
(3393)
· Active Attack Integrated
Response (3381)
· Active Attack Integrated
Response - TtT (3380)
· First Responder Breaching (3317)
· First Responder Breaching -
TtT (3376)
· First Responder Operating in
Low-Light (3318)
· Solo Officer Rapid Deployment
(3382)
· Solo Officer Rapid Deployment
- TtT (3392)
· ALERRT Update (3312)
· Exterior Response to Active
Shooter Events (3394)
· Exterior Response to Active
Shooter Events - TtT (3377)
· Medical Advanced Skills
Course (3606)
· Active Shooter Incident
Management (3607)
· Level 1 Train-the-Trainer
Instructor Recertification - Online - Payment Required (3355)
· Active Attack Event Response
Leadership - Online (667371)
· Active Attack Emergency
Communications - Online (78052)
· Fire as a Weapon - Online
(3356)
· Active Attack Incident
Management (AAIM) - Online (3366)
Which ALERRT courses do NOT count
toward SB1852 mandate?
· ALERRT Civilian Response
to Active Shooter Events - TtT (3604)
· ALERRT Civilian Response to
Active Shooter Events - TtT – online (3364)
· ALERRT Civilian Response and
Casualty Care - TtT (3378)
**These courses
DO qualify for TCOLE training hours, but do not count toward the 16 hours of
mandated ALERRT training.
Which
ALERRT courses satisfy the TCOLE Command and Control training requirement?
TCOLE requires that all chief administrators to include Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, and Elected Constables take an ALERRT Command and Control course once every two (2) year training cycle. The ALERRT courses that satisfy the command-and-control mandate are as follows:
· 3366 ALERRT
Active Attack Incident Mgmt (online)
**Reported
to TCOLE by ALERRT. Enroll in the course here: AAIM Online
· 3367 ALERRT
Active Attack Inc Mgmt (AAIM) TtT – Estimated release date Jan 1, 2025
** Reported by
ALERRT for direct delivery, or training provider for indirect delivery.
· 3369 ALERRT
Active Attack Incident Mgmt w/Exercises (AAIM) – Estimated release date Jan 1, 2025
** Reported by
ALERRT for direct delivery, or training provider for indirect delivery.
· 33111 ALERRT
Command and Control
** Reported by
ALERRT for direct delivery, or training provider for indirect delivery.
· 3607 ALERRT
Active Shooter Incident Mgmt (ASIM) – TEEX
Hosted and
reported through TEEX. To apply or for more info, please visit: TEEX ASIM
· 3740 Chief’s
Continuing Education – LEMIT
**Hosted and reported by LEMIT.
· 3743 Constables
Continuing Education – LEMIT
**Hosted and reported by LEMIT.
· 3709 Command
Staff Leadership Series – LEMIT
**Hosted and reported by LEMIT.
For additional and specific information pertaining to the TCOLE chief administrator training requirements, please visit TCOLE here: TCOLE Mandated ALERRT Training
Can I meet all 16 of my TCOLE
mandated ALERRT hours with online training?
No. ALERRT currently hosts 15 hours of online training that will satisfy
the TCOLE mandate. See course list above. In the future, ALERRT will be
developing additional online courses that will satisfy the mandate.
**** ALERRT
highly recommends that at least 1/2 of your active attack training be obtained
by attendance in an in-person course, where students engage in activities that
build muscle memory and offer exposure to conditions and stimuli that cannot be
recreated online.
Will TCOLE allow a course curriculum
to be split into smaller blocks of instruction and/or delivered over time?
Yes. Any agency
teaching an indirect delivery of a full course can break up that curriculum
into smaller blocks such as 2, 4, or 8 hours.
E.g., a 2-day Level 1 user course can be
broken down into 2-hour blocks that can be delivered over several months at the
convenience of the agency. See also TCOLE Reporting below for how to report
hours in this configuration.
How do we report TCOLE hours if a
full course is delivered in blocks?
If an ALERRT course curriculum is indirectly delivered in blocks, TCOLE
reporting on TCLEDDS will happen one time at the end of the last block using
the course completion date of the last day. It is still a TCOLE requirement to
have daily sign in TCOLE rosters for their records, and is the agency’s
responsibility to manage rostering, attendance and documentation over that
time.
E.g., an
agency delivers a 16-hour Level 1 course in 4-hour blocks once a week for 4
weeks. The agency will complete and maintain all TCOLE requirements such as
daily rosters and then upload a single TCOLE roster to TCLEDDS to report the
full 16 hours one time at the end of the 4 weeks using the last instruction day
as the end date of the course. A full course curriculum can
be delivered in blocks but cannot be reported in
blocks.
Can we get credit hours for delivering
a portion or individual modules from a course?
Yes. TCOLE will
allow for teaching stand-alone individual modules from any ALERRT course.
However, these smaller blocks will be reported separately as individual courses
using the ALERRT Update number of 3312. See ALERRT Update below for more
information.
E.g., an
agency wants just to train on the tourniquet section of the Level 1 Direct
Threat Care module for one hour. The hour will be reported under 3312 as a stand-alone
report. The agency is responsible for recording and reporting which module or
subject was covered in their training records as well as the notes field on the
TCLEDDS rostering site.
Where can I access the online courses
that will count toward the 16-hour TCOLE mandate?
Online training courses can be
found on the ALERRT eLearning site.
How is the ALERRT update number of
3312 utilized?
An agency can use 3312 - ALERRT Update number to report
continuing training for maintenance, updates and/or delivering stand-alone
individual ALERRT modules. Providers will need to submit a detailed description
in the notes section of TCLEDDS denoting which course module they are training
from. To qualify, the 3312 training must be fragments
of ALERRT courses and must go by the approved lesson plans. The 3312 Update can
be used from 1 to 24 hours per training cycle.
Will I still get TCOLE credit hours
if I fail the course?
If a student fails a 2- or 3-day user course, then no TCOLE credit hours
will be given.
If a student successfully passes the first 2 days of a 40-hour
train-the-trainer course, but fails the instructor portion of the class,
they may still earn 16 or 24 hours for the user course.
Partial credit will only be given to a student who attends and attempts
to pass the instructor portion of the 40-hour course.
E.g. A student
successfully completes the first 2 days of a Level 1 TtT to include passing the
post test, but fails the instructor teach back later in the week, therefore,
they will only receive credit for 16 TCOLE hours and a certificate of
attendance for the remainder of the TtT course.
Can our agency report our own ALERRT
training hours to TCOLE?
Yes. if the hosting agency is not
reporting, an attendee's agency can report their own TCOLE hours from any of
the above listed courses. However, TCOLE Contract Training providers, academies
and academic alternative providers will still be required to report any
training they host. When an agency reports any of their own training hours,
they will need to submit the roster with the PID of the instructor with ALERRT
CI status to TCLEDDS
Where can I get more specific
information?
For more
information regarding the bill, see SB1852. Visit the TCOLE website and
see the TCOLE Training Provider resources page which includes examples,
requirements, suggestions and downloadable guidelines.
Can a course be adjusted for
physical limitations?
The ALERRT
Center strongly recommends full participation in all aspects of its
reality-based course curriculum and training as designed. However, minor
adjustments to the curriculum delivery are permitted to accommodate individuals
who need training while addressing physical limitations. Provided that the core
concepts and principles are conveyed, ALERRT considers the curriculum fulfilled
even if a few participants engage in a slightly modified manner. For specific
situations, please contact ALERRT for guidance.
E.g., If an
attendee suffers from claustrophobia and cannot wear a fully enclosed helmet to
participate in force-on-force scenarios, they should not be assigned as a
suspect or positioned near simulated gunfights, allowing them to use a
paintball-style mask or eye protection and/or even participate in
non-simunition scenarios as a responder.
E.g., If a student has a back condition
that prevents them from performing lifts, drags, and carries, they can still
benefit from the lecture and grasp the concepts without being required to
physically execute the maneuvers.
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