Local Environmental Enforcement Class

H-GAC will host Environmental Enforcement after the 85th Texas Legislature on Tuesday, August 22. This class will cover the changes the 85th Legislature made to Texas laws used to control pollution.

This six-hour class is designed to provide local health department officers, code enforcement officers, registered sanitarians, and police officers an understanding of what the 85th State Legislature did and did not do that affects local pollution control, including the impact of the Governor’s veto of SB 570 (controlling scrap tires) and changes in the sentencing structure for misdemeanor violations of outdoor burring laws.

Six (6) hours code enforcement/RS continuing education credits will be awarded for successful completion. For code enforcement officers, this class includes one hour in “Legal / Legislative Update Related to the Profession of Code Enforcement.” Six (6) hours TCOLE credit may be given at the discretion of participant’s agency (Lesson Plan and Instructor Biography will be provided to Agency Training Officer). Peace officers seeking to earn TCOLE credits for completion of Class 3880 should verify with their Training Officer that this class meets Agency requirements prior to registration. In some cases TCOLE credit will be filed by the local agency hosting the class.

For more information contact Erin Livingston at erin.livingston@h-gac.com or 832-681-2525.