SPANISH CORE COURSE – March 7 – 9, 2012 @ Regional Police Academy – Office area.

The academy will hold an intermediate Spanish Core Course on Wednesday, March 7^th  – Friday, March 9^th.  No cost to local agencies and it will be held in the classroom in the academy’s office area.  Call to register and confirm your registration with an email to Karen Gordon.  Also, the LIT campus is  now tobacco free.  Please do not bring smokeless tobacco as we do not allow it in the building.

REGIONAL POLICE ACADEMY – ARRESTING COMMUNICATION – March15&16, 2012

The academy (409) 880-8022  is hosting this class.   Many of you are familiar with Jim’s courses as he has presented in our area a number of times over the last three years.  Course is 16 hours and no fee for agencies in the regional academy’s service area.  (For Details Select Here)

LEGAL UPDATE, Course #3182 – February 23, 2012 @ Regional Police Academy – sm class

Due to the sudden popularity of the legal update, the academy will offer one on Thursday, February 23, 8:30am  to 12:30pm in the small classroom in the academy’s office suite.  Space is limited to 24 so call to confirm space is available and email a confirmation of such.  If you just show up you may not be allowed to remain.

The academy will hold a Use of Force core course on February 28-29 at the academy’s office classroom.  Please call to confirm there is room and confirm with an email to Karen Gordon.

The online registration is now open for the East Texas Regional WebEOC Workshop scheduled for March 20th – 21st 2012 @ Pitser Garrison Civic Center – Lufkin Texas.  Registration fee is $100. Credit cards are accepted (paypal account not required), or you may print an invoice and submit with a check from your agency.  Registration can be made from either www.detrac.org or www.netrac.org

East Texas Regional WEBEOC  WORKSHOP

• Target Audience
• Emergency Management Coordinators
• Hospital Physicians and Nurses
• Hospital Administration
• EMS Providers
• Fire Department Personnel
• Law Enforcement Personnel, DPS Troopers
• Public Health Workers
• EOC, MACC, MOC, and DDC Staff
• Public Works, Electrical & Natural Gas Providers

8 Hour CIT Update on February 20, 2012 @ Regional Police Academy, Beaumont – No Fee, hours 8 to 5

Effective January 1, 2011

HB 4009, which became effective 9/1/2009, requires an officer first licensed by the commission on or after January 1, 2011, to complete a one-time basic education and training program on the trafficking of persons.

As a result, Commission Rule §217.11 Legislatively Required Continuing Education for Licensees subsection (e) requires peace officers first licensed on or after January 1, 2011, to complete a basic training program on the trafficking of persons within one year of licensure. 

The academy will present this course on Tuesday, February 14, 8am to 5pm.  NOTE: If you will not have attained your intermediate certification prior to September 1, 2013, you must attend this course to KEEP YOUR LICENSE ACTIVE.  Please contact the academy to register.  The academy will be holding several Basic Human Trafficking classes between now and June, when those that attended the academy spring of 2011 will reach their year as a licensee.

The academy will hold the mandatory Legal Update, Course #3182, on Thursday February 9^th, from 8:30am – 12:30pm .  Please contact the academy to register as seating is limited.  It will be in the small classroom in our office suite.

Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) is proposing/developing a First Responder Credentialing System that is credible, secure, reliable, and updated in real time.

The long term goal is to develop the ID from a credible agency (possibly DPS) that will confirm you are who you say you are, show your certifications and licenses, show your level of NIMS training, show your experience in certain NIMS (possibly DPS) that will confirm you are who you say you are, show your certifications and licenses, show your level of NIMS training, show your experience in certain NIMS positions, transfer finger prints between State Agencies, etc. basically one card that is secure and updated through the internet in real time of your status.  The card, which includes a chip, to be used is strongly recommended by DHS/FEMA and its use is being modeled after what has already been developed in states such as Virginia and Hawaii.  TDEM will soon be requesting funding to roll out a pilot program with Texas Task Force groups and will need to change legislation to allow DPS to participate in a project of this magnitude.

Beaumont – May 5-6, 2012 – 7th Annual East Texas Spring Smoke Diver School – Beaumont Training Grounds, 600 Marina Drive

(For Details Select Here)