The Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas is pleased to continue the "Newly Elected Constable School." A recent act by The Texas Legislature has mandated that "a newly appointed or elected constable shall complete the initial training program for new constables not later than the second anniversary of that individual's appointment or election as constable." This mandate "applies only to an individual newly appointed or elected as constable who takes office on or after January 1, 2006." LEMIT is honored to continue hosting this training for newly elected or appointed constables of the State of Texas.

To better explain:

• Constables who continue to win re-election do not need this course.
• If constables have held the office of constable anytime in the past and return to being a constable either elected or appointed after employment elsewhere, they do not have to take this course.

The NEC school will begin at 8:00 a.m. Monday and conclude at noon on Friday. The class days will include a 1 hour working lunch.

The course curriculum is: Role and Duties of a Constable, Citations, Evictions, Liabilities, Office Management, Writs, and Protective Orders followed by a Questions/Review session.

Like all agencies across the State of Texas, LEMIT must ensure its responsibilities are met within budget constraints. To do this, effective September 1, 2009, Constables registering for training will be responsible for paying for their own travel and lodging costs. LEMIT will no longer be able to fund the travel and lodging costs. LEMIT will continue to provide instructors, training materials, and lunch for this course.

We are excited about this training opportunity and look forward to hosting constables of the State of Texas.

A link to the registration form is below. Please complete and fax back to

(936) 294-1387.

Call for information on the next class.

Upcoming schedule:

January 17-21, 2011, NEC; Huntsville

Important links:

Registration Form

For Information on This Training Please Contact:

Project Coordinator:

Cary Young
(936) 294-4756
cryoung@shsu.edu