TCOLE cert/commission question

[sdm85]

Can you take your TCOLE Basic Peace Officer Certification from a self-sponsored academy like (SAC, ACC) and work as a detention/corrections officer either through a city or county(Travis, Bexar, Harris) or state jail agency(TDCJ) so that your TCOLE can get commissioned?

I heard that some Texas agencies will hire you as a detention/correctional officer and carry you as a peace officer so you don’t lose your license.


If so, does anyone know of these agencies that allow this?

[Rush817]

That would be up to those agencies, if they wanted to hold your peace officer commission.

[Cp1313]

I know that Travis county will hold your license after a year in corrections.

[jdthor]

http://www.usacops.com/
Click on texas.
Find all the departments near you and call .
Some will but you will have to ask about hiring or if they even need people.