Opinion No.

Honorable Fred Toler Executive Director Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education 1106 Clayton Lane Austin, Texas 78723

Re: Whether article 4413(29aa), V.T.C.S., applies to persons appointed to fill vacated office of sheriff.

Dear Mr. Toler:

You ask whether a person appointed sheriff to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term commits a crime if he accepts the appointment without first having completed a preparatory program of training in law enforcement at a school approved or operated by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education pursuant to…