Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 222.002 · Subchapter A. STANDARDS FOR AND GENERAL REGULATION OF OFFICERS
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DETENTION OFFICERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
To be eligible for appointment as a detention officer, a person who was not employed as a detention officer before September 1, 2005, must:
(1) be at least 21 years of age;
(2) have acquired a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(3) have satisfactorily completed the course of preservice training or instruction required by the department;
(4) have passed the tests or examinations required by the department; and
(5) possess the level of certification required by the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter D, Chapter 141 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.004, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.222.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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