TCOLE RULEs (Latest Update 2025 /
2026) Questions with 100% Verified
Correct Answers [Grade A]
The mission of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, as a regulatory State
agency, is to __________ _______ ___________ standards to ensure that the people of Texas
are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement, corrections, and
telecommunications personnel. - correct answer establish and enforce
How and when was TCOLE created? - correct answer By the 59th Legislature in Senate
Bill (SB) 236 and became effective on August 30, 1965
The Commission will continue until? - correct answer 2021 - House Bill (HB) 3389
passed in the 81st Legislature
The Commission is powered by ____________ to create rules for the administration -
Chapter 1701, Occupations Code. - correct answer legislation
The TCOLE rules are in Title 37 of the _____________ Code, Chapters 211-229. - correct
answer Administrative
Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure - correct
answer -is a U. S. Citizen
-to enroll in a basic licensing course the provider must have on file documentation that
the individual meets eligibility for licensure.
Applicant must meet following standards:
Minimum age requirements:
--21 yoa, or 18 with an associates degree/60 sem hours
--honorable discharge from the military
For jailers and communicators 18 yoa
Minimum education requirements:
-GED or HS Diploma
-Honorable Discharge from the military
-Is fingerprinted and criminal records search
-No court-ordered community supervision or probation for criminal offense higher
than Class B Misdemeanor w/in last 10 years of date of court order
-not currently charged w/ any criminal offense that would be a bar to licensure
-never been convicted higher than a Class B Misdemeanor or a Class B Misdemeanor
w/in last 10 years
-never convicted or placed on community supervision for family violence
-Is not prohibited from having a driver's license or firearm
, TCOLE RULEs (Latest Update 2025 /
2026) Questions with 100% Verified
Correct Answers [Grade A]
-background investigation completed by the enrolling or appointing entity into the
applicant's personal history.
True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure,
you can have a Class A Misdemeanor conviction, a GED, and attend a police academy. -
correct answer False. A person cannot be convicted of an offense higher than a Class
B Misdemeanor.
True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure,
you have to be 20 1/2 years old to be a peace officer or 18 years old with 60 semester
college hours. - correct answer False. You have to be 21 years old to qualify to be a
peace officer.
True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, the
appointing agency is required to conduct a background investigation on the applicant. -
correct answer True
A background investigation shall include, at a minimum, a personal history statement,
contacting previous law enforcement agencies where the applicant worked and the
chief at these agencies, contacting ___________ personal references, contacting all
employers for the last _____ _________, complete a criminal history statement and
driving record. - correct answer three; 10 years
During the background investigation, the applicant will be examined by a physician,
who is licensed by the Texas Medical Board and familiar with the job duties. The
applicant must be declared on a _______ Form as being physically sound with no drug
dependency. - correct answer L-2
During the background investigation, the applicant will be examined by a psychologist
or psychiatrist familiar with the duties of the job. The applicant must be declared on a
_______ Form to be in satisfactory psychological and emotional health. - correct answer
L-3
2026) Questions with 100% Verified
Correct Answers [Grade A]
The mission of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, as a regulatory State
agency, is to __________ _______ ___________ standards to ensure that the people of Texas
are served by highly trained and ethical law enforcement, corrections, and
telecommunications personnel. - correct answer establish and enforce
How and when was TCOLE created? - correct answer By the 59th Legislature in Senate
Bill (SB) 236 and became effective on August 30, 1965
The Commission will continue until? - correct answer 2021 - House Bill (HB) 3389
passed in the 81st Legislature
The Commission is powered by ____________ to create rules for the administration -
Chapter 1701, Occupations Code. - correct answer legislation
The TCOLE rules are in Title 37 of the _____________ Code, Chapters 211-229. - correct
answer Administrative
Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure - correct
answer -is a U. S. Citizen
-to enroll in a basic licensing course the provider must have on file documentation that
the individual meets eligibility for licensure.
Applicant must meet following standards:
Minimum age requirements:
--21 yoa, or 18 with an associates degree/60 sem hours
--honorable discharge from the military
For jailers and communicators 18 yoa
Minimum education requirements:
-GED or HS Diploma
-Honorable Discharge from the military
-Is fingerprinted and criminal records search
-No court-ordered community supervision or probation for criminal offense higher
than Class B Misdemeanor w/in last 10 years of date of court order
-not currently charged w/ any criminal offense that would be a bar to licensure
-never been convicted higher than a Class B Misdemeanor or a Class B Misdemeanor
w/in last 10 years
-never convicted or placed on community supervision for family violence
-Is not prohibited from having a driver's license or firearm
, TCOLE RULEs (Latest Update 2025 /
2026) Questions with 100% Verified
Correct Answers [Grade A]
-background investigation completed by the enrolling or appointing entity into the
applicant's personal history.
True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure,
you can have a Class A Misdemeanor conviction, a GED, and attend a police academy. -
correct answer False. A person cannot be convicted of an offense higher than a Class
B Misdemeanor.
True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure,
you have to be 20 1/2 years old to be a peace officer or 18 years old with 60 semester
college hours. - correct answer False. You have to be 21 years old to qualify to be a
peace officer.
True or False:
According to Chapter 217.1 Minimum Standards for Enrollment and Initial Licensure, the
appointing agency is required to conduct a background investigation on the applicant. -
correct answer True
A background investigation shall include, at a minimum, a personal history statement,
contacting previous law enforcement agencies where the applicant worked and the
chief at these agencies, contacting ___________ personal references, contacting all
employers for the last _____ _________, complete a criminal history statement and
driving record. - correct answer three; 10 years
During the background investigation, the applicant will be examined by a physician,
who is licensed by the Texas Medical Board and familiar with the job duties. The
applicant must be declared on a _______ Form as being physically sound with no drug
dependency. - correct answer L-2
During the background investigation, the applicant will be examined by a psychologist
or psychiatrist familiar with the duties of the job. The applicant must be declared on a
_______ Form to be in satisfactory psychological and emotional health. - correct answer
L-3
