Section 23.211 - [Effective until 11/14/2024] Initial EligibilityTo be eligible for the Board to approve an initial application for enrollment in the program and for loan repayment funds, a peace officer must:
(1) have been initially appointed as a peace officer on or after September 1, 2019;(2) submit to the Board by the published deadline an initial application for enrollment in the program that requires: (A) employer verification of the person's employment as a full-time peace officer in Texas for at least one year and the person's current full-time employment in Texas as of the date of the application;(B) documentation of the peace officer's unrestricted license as a peace officer;(C) a transcript of the person's postsecondary course work demonstrating at least 60 semester credit hours, or the equivalent, earned at an eligible institution before the person's initial appointment as a peace officer;(D) a statement of the total amount of principal, accrued interest, fees, and other charges due on unpaid eligible loans obtained for attendance at an eligible institution for a semester or other term that ended in the five years immediately preceding the person's initial appointment as a peace officer;(E) a statement that the peace officer will submit to the Board an application for payment immediately upon completion of each year of service for which the peace officer is applying for repayment assistance; and(F) a statement that the individual agrees to continuous full-time employment as a peace officer in this state for four additional consecutive years after the date of the initial application.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.211
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 48, November 29, 2019, TexReg 7384, eff. 12/5/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 47, November 20, 2020, TexReg 8343, eff. 11/22/2020