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PROGRAMS WITH EXPIRING CERTIFICATION

The following programs have certification that expires August 8, 2008, and must submit documents for recertification by August 15, 2008:

Bee County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Brenham/Washington County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Childress County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Falls County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Galveston Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Crime Stoppers of Houston, Inc.
Kimble County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Kingsville Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Laredo Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Matagorda County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Odessa Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Parker County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Reagan County Crime Stoppers, Inc., and
Zapata Crime Stoppers, Inc.

Programs due for recertification should download the “Conditions of Continuing Certification Form” from the Library Section of the Texas Crime Stoppers website, www.thetexascrimestoppers.org and submit all the required documents by August 15, 2008, to Dr. Betty Bosarge, Director, Texas Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, Austin, TX 78711. Phone: 512-463-1784. Fax: 512-475-1467.

To receive continuing certification, programs must provide a training certificate for both the law enforcement coordinator and at least one board member showing that training occurred in the 12 months preceding the request for recertification. If anyone needs to receive training, Texas Crime Stoppers is conducting a course for coordinators, “Crime Stoppers Issues and Answers for Coordinators Course,” August 5-6 in Corpus Christi. Board members can also attend this course if they wish.
To register for this course, go to the Training Section. Training is also available online at the website of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, www.tcleose.state.tx.us . Click on the POSEIT site in the tool bar to sign up for the Basic Crime Stoppers Course or Basic Campus Crime Stoppers Course. Each program provides the 16 hours of training required for program recertification, and also provides four hours of in-service training credits to sworn peace officers.

The following programs have certification expiring November 13, 2008, and must submit the “Conditions of Continuing Certification Form” and all documents to Dr. Bosarge by October 1, 2008:

Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Erath County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
La Joya ISD Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Laredo ISD Crime Stoppers, Inc.
McAllen Crime Stoppers, Inc.
New Braunfels/Comal County Crime Stoppers, Inc.
North Lamar Student Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Palmview Crime Stoppers, Inc.
Plainview/Hale County Crime Stoppers, Inc., and
West Wharton County Crime Stoppers, Inc.

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