A GSFT – School Safety Certification Program

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For departments

Planning, procurement, and delivery

Everything a chief, training officer, administrator, or purchasing reviewer needs to plan a private class—before you request a quote.

How a department-reserved class works

Your department reserves the class and we deliver it to your personnel only, at your classroom and range, anywhere in Texas. There are no public seats and no shared roster. One quote covers the department.

Your department provides

  • A classroom suitable for instruction
  • A range suitable for the course of fire, including low-light work
  • A class of 3–6 personnel who already have sound handgun fundamentals
  • Internal review of eligibility, policy, and insurance with your legal counsel

The program provides

  • A qualified, experienced instructor on site for all three days
  • Classroom instruction, field instruction, and proficiency demonstrations covering the elements listed in Government Code §411.1883(b)
  • Pre-course readiness guidance and a participant equipment checklist
  • Course-completion paperwork on the current DPS first-responder forms — DPS, not the program, issues the certificate
  • Procurement support: W-9, certificate of insurance, vendor registration, purchase-order coordination

Procurement and vendor setup

We work with municipal, county, and district purchasing processes. The following can be coordinated during quote and vendor setup—tell us what you need on the quote form.

  • W-9 Provided for vendor setup.
  • Certificate of insurance Coordinated on request during vendor setup.
  • Vendor registration We complete your registration documentation.
  • Purchase orders Quotes are prepared to match your PO process.
  • Course overview and prerequisites A written summary for internal approvals.
  • Facility and range requirements Confirmed with your training officer.
  • Participant equipment checklist Sent ahead so personnel arrive ready.

Vendor of record: GSFT – School Safety Certification, 7901 Blvd 26 Ste #300, North Richland Hills, TX 76180. Pricing is by quote only.

Department fit

Check department fit

Texas law limits which localities and personnel this program applies to. These questions help you see what to confirm before you plan training. This is a screening and conversation tool, not a legal determination. See Eligibility & Texas Law for the plain-language summary and primary sources.

This check is for the Armed First Responder course. Tactical medical professionals supporting a law enforcement tactical unit follow a different law — see Tactical Medical Professional. Eleven short questions. Nothing you enter here is sent to us or stored unless you choose to attach the summary to a quote request.

  1. Who are you asking on behalf of?
  2. What kind of organization is it?
  3. Is the municipality or county that employs or supervises these personnel within the limit — 30,000 or fewer for a municipality, 250,000 or fewer for a county?

    Local Government Code Chapter 179 applies only to localities within these limits.

  4. Has your municipality or county adopted Local Government Code Chapter 174?

    Chapter 174 is the fire and police employee collective-bargaining law. Chapter 179 applies only where it has not been adopted. “Not sure” is a fine answer.

  5. Are the personnel you have in mind paid or volunteer?

    The Penal Code definition of “first responder” excludes volunteer emergency services personnel.

  6. Do the proposed personnel hold a current Texas License to Carry?
  7. Does the department have a policy authorizing on-duty carry?
  8. Have liability-insurance requirements been reviewed?
  9. Which training are you planning?
  10. Can the department supply a classroom?
  11. Can the department supply a suitable range?

  12. Optional details for the summary

Printable

Department planning checklist

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Eligibility and policy (with your legal counsel)

  • Confirm whether Local Government Code Chapter 179 applies to your municipality or county (population limits; Chapter 174 not adopted).
  • Confirm which personnel meet the Penal Code definition of “first responder” (volunteers are excluded).
  • Adopt, or confirm, a department policy authorizing on-duty carry.
  • Review the $1 million liability-insurance requirement and how each participant will meet it.
  • Confirm each participant holds a current Texas License to Carry.

Personnel

  • Select 3–6 personnel per initial class with sound handgun fundamentals.
  • Share the participant equipment checklist and readiness expectations.
  • Plan coverage for 3 consecutive training days.

Facilities

  • Reserve a classroom for instruction and written testing.
  • Reserve a range suitable for the course of fire, including low-light work.
  • Identify a point of contact for facility access on each training day.

Procurement

  • Request a department quote with your preferred date window.
  • List vendor-setup needs: W-9, certificate of insurance, vendor registration, purchase order.
  • Note internal approval deadlines (council, commissioners court, board).

After training

  • Track each certificate’s one-year expiration date.
  • Schedule annual continuing education before certificates expire.

Educational planning aid only—not legal advice. Confirm legal questions with your department’s counsel and current Texas DPS materials.

Course and student readiness

Plan private training for your department

Tell us about your department, your personnel, and your facilities. We will prepare a quote.

Request a Department Quote

or call 817-625-2700