Courses approved as acceptable continuing education for renewal of a code enforcement officer registration in Texas include:
1. Any course approved for license renewal by another Texas regulatory agency in appropriate subject matter:
The curriculum of an approved activity must include one or more of the following subjects: (1) zoning and zoning ordinance enforcement's; (2) sign regulations; (3) home occupations; (4) housing codes and ordinances; (5) building abatement; (6) nuisance violations; (7) abandoned vehicles; (8) junk vehicles; (9) health ordinances; (10) basic processes of law related to code enforcement; (11) professional, supervisory or management training related to the profession of code enforcement; or (12) legislative or legal updates related to the profession of code enforcement.
Contact the course sponsor before attending such a course to confirm that the course is approved for license renewal by another regulatory board or agency. You should keep proof of attendance, including number of hours granted and information showing which licensing board, program, or agency approved the continuing education, to produce in the event you are subject to a random audit.
2. Upcoming courses approved in accordance with the new rules on continuing education listed below in date order:
If the course you are planning to attend is not listed below, contact the course sponsor to find out whether the sponsor plans to have the course approved in accordance with the Code Enforcement Officer Registration Rules related to continuing education. If yes, the sponsor must send notice to our office at least 15 days prior to the event.
Once the date of a course is passed, we will remove it from our list.
However, you will know whether a course you have attended is approved, because any person who attends an approved course will receive a certificate from the course sponsor showing: his/her name; the name of the organization providing the training, the title of the activity; the date and location of the activity, and the continuing education hours earned. The certificate will state "Approved in accordance with 25 Texas Administrative Code, §130.20 for code enforcement officer/code enforcement officer in training registration renewal in Texas" and it will include a breakdown of the hours earned on each topic.
Keep copies of all certificates you receive from courses approved in accordance with these rules, to produce in the event you are subject to a random audit.
DSHS approved continuing education courses are also provided by the following organizations. Click on the link below to view their course offerings:
http://www.csitexas.org/
www.tidrc.com
www.hactexas.com
http://www.myteha.org/AnnualConference.htm
http://www.nctcog.org/cs/rtc/index.asp
List of Approved Courses (by month)
External e-mail links are provided to you as a courtesy. Please be advised that you are not E-mailing the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and DSHS policies do not apply should you choose to correspond.
2013 CE Classes
February 2013
February 7-8
Class: Planning and Zoning Series
Instructor: Brown/Hofmeister LLP
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Suite 125 - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
February 8
Class: Texas Notary Law and Procedure
Instructor: Dixie Lucey
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
February 13
Class: Role of the Supervisor
Instructor: Lisa Carver
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
February 14
Class: Managing Multiple Priorities
Instructor: Lisa Carver
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
February 15
Class: Managing Electronic Records
Instructor: Steve Drake, CRM
Location: - 616 Six Flags Dr. - Regional Forum Room - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
February 15
Class Title: Manager of Pool Operations Class and Legal Update
Instructor: Jim Richerson
Facilitator: Kathy Hernandez, Training, Department of Code Compliance
Location: 3112 Canton, Code Academy, Dallas, TX 75226
Times: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Cost: $40 in Dallas; $60 outside of Dallas
Contact Information: Kathy Hernandez, (214) 670-9710
February 22
Class: Totally Grammar
Instructor: Loretta Reid
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
March 2013
March 1
Class: Legal Issues in Employment and Supervision
Instructor: Brown/Hofmeister LLP
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Suite 125 - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
March 14-15
Class: Freeway Incident Management: First Responder and Manager's Course
Instructor: Moore/Plumer/Schretter/Chron/ Gundimeda
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
March 14-15
Class: Public Funds Investment Act Part I & II
Instructor: UNT
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
March 15
Class: Succession Planning and Leadership Development
Instructor: Lashon Ross
Location: - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
March 22
Class: Legal Overview/Legislative Update Code Enforcement Officers
Instructor: Bonnie Goldstein
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
March 26-27
Class: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Program - Franklin Covey
Instructor: Lisa Carver - Franklin Covey Certified Facilitator
Location: NCTCOG - 624 Six Flags Drive - Classroom A - Arlington, TX 76011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact Information: Phillis Lowery (817) 608-2310, e-mail: plowery@nctcog.org, website www.nctcog.org/rtc
March 27
Class Title: Animal Hoarding and Veterinary Forensics
Instructor: Various Instructors
Facilitator: Texas Department of State Health Services
Location: Tyler, Texas
Times: 8:00am – 4:15pm
Contact Information: Melinda Hergert, (903) 533-5243,
melinda.hergert@dshs.state.tx.us
April 2013
April 12
Class Title: Community Reach Summit
Instructor: Various Instructors
Facilitator: Code Standards Institute and the City of Dallas
Location: Texas Discovery Gardens, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
Cost: $40
Contact Information: Faye Williams, (214) 957-4903,
codestandardsinstitute@yahoo.com
May 2013
May 3
Class Title: CEO CE Training
Instructor: Various Instructors
Facilitator: City of Fort Worth
Location: 2129 W. Broadway, Fort Worth, Texas
Times: 8:30am - 11:30am
Contact Information: Kelvin Beene, kelvin.beene@fortworthtexas.gov
Date: May 14
Class Title: Citations and Testifying
Instructor: Whitt Wyatt (Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith, LLP)
Facilitator: Kathryn May
Location: City of Allen, 305 Century Pkwy, Allen, TX 75013
Time: 1-4pm
CEU: 3
Cost: 0
Contact Information: Kathryn May (214) 509-4173 or kmay@cityofallen.org
June 2013
June 3
Class Title: Housing Wire Forum on Code Compliance
Instructor: Panel of Instructors
Facilitator: Safeguard Properties
Location: Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas
Times: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: Free
Contact Information: Heather Lazar, Safeguard Properties
heather.lazar@safeguardproperties.com
June 14
Title: CEUs for CEOs
Instructor: Various Local Officials
Facilitator: COSA, Code Compliance Division
Location: McNease Convention Center - 500 Rio Concho Drive
San Angelo, TX 76903
Times: 8:00am – 3:30pm, Registration Begins at 7:30am
Cost: $25
June 18
Class Title: CEO Continuing Education Course
Instructor: Various Instructors
Facilitator: City of Houston, Environmental Investigations Unit
Location: Third Ward Multi-Service Center
Times: 8:00am – 2:00pm
Cost: Free
Contact Information: Sylvia Brumlow, (832) 394-0776,
sylvia.brumlow@houstonpolice.org
September 2013
September 26
Class Title: CEO Continuing Education Course
Instructor: Various Instructors
Facilitator: City of Houston, Environmental Investigations Unit
Location: Third Ward Multi-Service Center
Times: 8:00am – 2:00pm
Cost: Free
Contact Information: Sylvia Brumlow, (832) 394-0776,
sylvia.brumlow@houstonpolice.org
Other CE Classes
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Prosecutor and Judge Training
Also, please be aware that North Central Texas Council of Governments is providing a half-day legal class for prosecutors, judges, other local government attorneys and elected officials called Civil and Criminal Responses to Illegal Dumping. This class is being offered six times (three in fall and three in spring) throughout the NCTCOG region. This class is free and offers State Bar and other CEUs. The instructors are Roger Haseman, Harris County Assistant District Attorney and Clarissa Bauer, Harris County Assistant County Attorney. Each manages the environmental enforcement activities in their respective offices and are acknowledged as being the best in Texas at what they do. TIDRC and KTB are assisting NCTCOG in producing these classes, which are funded by a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
No matter where you are in Texas, if you have prosecutors, judges, sheriffs or other officials who would benefit from these free legal overview classes, now is the time to ask them to enroll.
Class information and schedule.