Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 127 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Subchapter M - LAW AND PUBLIC SERVICE
Section 127.626 - Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security (One Credit), Adopted 2015
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 127.626
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) General requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 9-12. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education
instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and
relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education
and succeed in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and
Security Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing legal
services, public safety, protective services, and homeland security, including
professional and technical support services.
(3) Principles of Law, Public Safety,
Corrections, and Security introduces students to professions in law
enforcement, protective services, corrections, firefighting, and emergency
management services. Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of
police, courts, corrections, private security, and protective agencies of fire
and emergency services. The course provides students with an overview of the
skills necessary for careers in law enforcement, fire service, protective
services, and corrections.
(4)
Students are encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as
career and technical student organizations and other leadership or
extracurricular organizations.
(5)
Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be
mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible
illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional
standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The
student is expected to achieve business and industry employability skills
standards such as attendance, on-time arrival, meeting deadlines, working
toward personal/team goals every day, and ethical use of technology.
(2) The student achieves academic knowledge
and skills required for career and postsecondary education opportunities
associated with the career field. The student is expected to:
(A) apply English language arts knowledge and
skills required for career and postsecondary education opportunities;
(B) apply mathematics knowledge and skills
required for career and postsecondary education opportunities; and
(C) apply science knowledge and skills for
career and postsecondary education associated with the career field.
(3) The student uses communication
skills in creating, expressing, and interpreting information and ideas,
including technical terminology and information. The student is expected to:
(A) evaluate effective use of grammar to
develop verbal communication skills;
(B) differentiate among speaking strategies
used to communicate specific ideas to various audiences;
(C) interpret voice quality and delivery to
analyze verbal communication; and
(D) demonstrate effective interpersonal
skills necessary to communicate with coworkers and the public.
(4) The student formulates ideas,
proposals, and solutions to address problems related to the career field in
order to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services. The student is
expected to:
(A) use analytical skills to
formulate ideas, proposals, and solutions to problems;
(B) formulate ideas, proposals, and solutions
to ensure delivery of services; and
(C) use critical-thinking skills to solve
ethical issues identified in the career field.
(5) The student implements measures to
maintain safe and healthful working conditions in a law and public safety
environment. The student is expected to:
(A)
identify, analyze, and evaluate the dangers associated with the different
career fields;
(B) create and
recommend strategies for issues related to the safety and health of employees
based on an assessment of a simulated workplace environment;
(C) discuss methods for safe handling of
hazardous materials;
(D) discuss
the importance of good health and physical fitness; and
(E) demonstrate first aid, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator procedures.
(6) The student analyzes the legal
responsibilities associated with roles and functions within law, public safety,
corrections, and security organizations to demonstrate a commitment to
professional and ethical behavior. The student is expected to:
(A) examine real-world situations involving
ethical dilemmas and professional conduct;
(B) explain laws, regulations, and policies
that govern professionals; and
(C)
recommend a strategy for responding to an unethical or illegal
situation.
(7) The
student recognizes the importance of interagency cooperation. The student is
expected to:
(A) discuss the importance of
police, fire, emergency medical services, court, corrections, and security
systems working together to protect the public;
(B) examine the roles and responsibilities of
first responders;
(C) identify
jurisdictional problems that may arise as multiple agencies work together;
and
(D) differentiate the roles of
private security and public law enforcement agencies.
(8) The student understands the historical
and philosophical development of criminal law. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the sources and origin of law in
the United States;
(B) explain the
impact of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights on criminal law in regard to
the rights of citizens;
(C)
differentiate between crimes classified as felonies or misdemeanors and the
punishments for each;
(D) analyze
the essential elements and classifications of a crime;
(E) identify problems commonly associated
with the enforcement of criminal laws; and
(F) identify the process by which laws are
enacted.
(9) The student
identifies the roles of the public safety professional. The student is expected
to:
(A) identify career opportunities in
federal, state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies;
(B) identify the education and training
required for various levels of law enforcement;
(C) discuss the history of policing in the
United States;
(D) identify the
roles and responsibilities of law enforcement professionals;
(E) analyze the impact of constitutional law
on police as it relates to arrest, use of force, searches, and
seizure;
(F) examine the role of
emergency medical services in public safety; and
(G) identify how public safety professionals
manage the stress related to these jobs.
(10) The student identifies the roles and
functions of court systems. The student is expected to:
(A) identify career opportunities in the
court systems;
(B) identify the
levels and functions of criminal courts;
(C) examine the roles of the courtroom work
groups such as judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and bailiffs;
(D) explain pretrial and courtroom
procedures; and
(E) identify types
of sentencing and sentencing rules.
(11) The student identifies the roles and
functions of the correctional system. The student is expected to:
(A) explain career opportunities available in
the correctional system, including probation and parole;
(B) explain the duties and responsibilities
of correctional officers;
(C)
recognize the history of prisons in the United States;
(D) explain the differences between jails and
prisons;
(E) identify the levels of
security in prisons and jails; and
(F) explain the constitutional rights of
inmates in prisons and jails.
(12) The student identifies the roles and
functions of private security systems and agencies. The student is expected to:
(A) explain the career opportunities
available in private security;
(B)
discuss the history and importance of private security in the United States;
and
(C) examine the relationship
between private security and public safety agencies.
(13) The student identifies the roles and
functions of fire protection services. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the career opportunities in fire
protection services;
(B) explain
the duties and responsibilities of firefighters;
(C) recognize the importance of the operation
of 911 and computer-aided dispatch systems; and
(D) explain the relationships among police,
fire, and emergency medical services.
(14) The student identifies the roles and
functions of student community organizations that support or provide additional
information and guidance to those interested in law, public safety,
corrections, and protective services. The student is expected to:
(A) research and participate in community
organizations such as Skills USA, Law Enforcement Explorer Scouts, and National
Technical Honor Society; and
(B)
identify community outreach organizations such as Citizens on Patrol; local
student police organizations; or national student police
organizations.
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