School Behavioral Threat Assessment Training

Virtual Training

With the passage of Senate Bill 11, Texas now joins the short list of states in our country to legislatively mandate the implementation of behavioral threat assessment teams in its Texas public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. Behavioral Threat Assessment provides a proactive, evidence-based approach for identifying individuals who may pose a threat and for providing interventions before a violent incident occurs.

The board of trustees of each school district is now required to establish a Safe and Supportive School Program Team that conducts behavioral threat assessments to serve at each campus of the district. The Board must also adopt policies and procedures for the teams that are consistent with the model policies and procedures developed by the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC). In addition, each team is required to complete training provided by the TxSSC or a Regional Education Service Center.

For districts to meet this requirement, the School Behavioral Threat Assessment training includes two steps.

  1. Take the “Behavioral Threat Assessment” online course through the School Safety Learning Portal.

    This course introduces key threat assessment concepts and is a prerequisite to register for the School Behavioral Threat Assessment virtual training.

    School Safety Learning Portal (opens in a new tab)
    Behavioral Threat Assessment Online Course

  2. Register for and attend a School Behavioral Threat Assessment Virtual Training.

    After successfully completing the online course, each participant will receive a unique code to register for the virtual training.

Completion of both the online course and the virtual training meets the State requirements for threat assessment training. Learn more in our Legislative Guidance Video Series.

Please Note: This training is open to Texas public ISDs, open-enrollment charter schools, law enforcement, and any state agency that serves on an identified Threat Assessment team. Because this training is legislatively mandated, all School Behavioral Threat Assessment team members are required to complete the training. Vendors and contractors are not permitted to register for this training.

In order to receive Texas Commission Law Enforcement (TCOLE) credit for this training each Texas Peace Officer and/or individual seeking TCOLE credit must do the following:

  • Take the training on either a desktop, laptop or tablet with a camera. Cell phones are not permitted to be used for the training.
  • Allow your webcam video feed to be active and monitored throughout the entire training, and you must be visible from the shoulders up.
  • Be in an appropriate space free from distractions and remain focused throughout the training.
  • You are not allowed to be in a vehicle while participating in the training.
  • Business casual attire is requested.

A TxSSC facilitator will be monitoring attendance the entire training and will be contacting any individual who is not present in their webcam feed.

You must attend the entire training to be eligible to receive 7 hours Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) credit. If a portion of the class is missed, then the entire training must be made up at a later date. Please email txssc_sbta@txstate.edu if you would like to reschedule.

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All virtual trainings will be provided through the Zoom platform. Once you are registered and confirmed, a direct Zoom link will be sent to you 1–2 days business days prior to the training date.

In order to receive a Certificate of Participation, participants must attend the entire training on their own individual device.

Special Accommodations

Please submit all special accommodations request(s) via email to txssc_sbta@txstate.edu no later than two weeks prior to the training.

To begin registration, select any date tile labeled OPEN.

All times are in the Central Time Zone.

Current Trainings

Training contact & certificate

For more information about the School Behavioral Threat Assessment Virtual Trainings, please email .

If you’ve completed the School Behavioral Threat Assessment training and need to request your certificate:

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