Training Event

Events of Interest

Reporting Deadline

September 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during August, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by September 10th.

September 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by September 10th.

September 15th

FY 2009 4th Quarter Compliance Education Activity & Financial Status Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their 4th Quarter (June, July & August) activity  & financial reports to Texas STEP by September 10th.

September 24th

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

School-based Police Grantees.

This session is in ODESSA.  

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas school-based police agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption.

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

September 25th

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training

Local Law Enforcement Grantees.

This session is in ODESSA. 

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from West Texas and the Panhandle are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption. 

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

October 1st

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

School-based Police Grantees.

This session is in DALLAS.  

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas school-based police agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption.

October 2nd

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

Local Law Enforcement Grantees.

This session is in DALLAS.  

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption.

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

October 8th

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

School-based Police Grantees.

This session is in the HOUSTON.  

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas school-based police agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption.

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

October 9th

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

Local Law Enforcement Grantees.

This session is in the HOUSTON.  

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption.

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during September, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by October 10th.

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by October 10th.

October 15th

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

School-based Police Grantees.

This session is in CORPUS CHRISTI.  

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas school-based police agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption.

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

October 16th

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

Local Law Enforcement Grantees.

This session is in CORPUS CHRISTI.  

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption.

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

October 29th

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

School-based Police Grantees.

This session is in the AUSTIN. 

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas school-based police agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars. 

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

October 30th

FY 2010 - Tobacco Compliance Grant Training 

Local Law Enforcement Grantees.

This session is in the AUSTIN.  

Registered attendees will receive a confirmation notice that includes the physical location of the training facility.  

Grantees from this region are urged to attend this session in order to minimize travel expenditures to your agency.

All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must attend one of the regional training seminars, unless you were notified by Texas STEP of your agency being eligible for a training exemption.

(Contact Texas STEP for registration information, training exemption questions or additional information @ 1-888-STEP-123)

October 22 - 26

Red Ribbon Week

The National Family Partnership organized the first Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign in 1988. Since that time, the campaign has reached millions of U.S. children.

In 1997, the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse began committing resources to ensure the continuation of the Red Ribbon Campaign in Texas, as well as the hopes and beliefs behind this grassroots effort to protect children from the dangers of alcohol and other drugs. 

November 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during October, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by November 10th.

November 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by November 10th.

November

In 2002, a total of 45.8 million U.S. adults (22.10%) were current smokers, a decrease from 24.1% in 1998, and an estimated 46 million adults were former smokers (1). For the first time, more adults had quit smoking than were still smoking.

Cigarette smokers are encouraged to quit smoking for at least 24 hours in the hope they might stop smoking.

The likelihood of permanently quitting smoking is increased when effective therapies are used, such as physician assistance, pharmacologic treatment, and behavioral counseling. In addition to individual methods, an environmental approach to reducing tobacco use involves increasing the excise tax for tobacco products, developing multicomponent mass media campaigns, fostering provider reminder systems, using telephone quitlines, reducing patient out-of-pocket costs for effective cessation therapies, and reducing exposure to secondhand smoke through smoking bans and restrictions.

Additional information about the Great American Smokeout is available at http://www.cancer.org/ or by telephone, 800-227-2345.

December 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during November, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by December 10th.

December 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by December 10th.

December 15th

FY 2010 1st Quarter Compliance Education Activity & Financial Status Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their 1st Quarter (September, October, November) activity & financial reports to Texas STEP by December 10th.

December 21th thru January 1st

Offices closed - Texas STEP, as a part of Texas State University-San Marcos, will be closed in accordance with the University's Holiday and energy conservation schedule.

January 4th

Offices open - Texas STEP, as a part of Texas State University-San Marcos, will re-open, after having been closed in accordance with the University's Holiday and energy conservation schedule.

January 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during December, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by January 10th.

January 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by January 10th.

February 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during January, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by February 10th.

February 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by February 10th.

March 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during February, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by March 10th.

March 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by March 10th.

March 15th

FY 2010 2nd Quarter Compliance Education Activity & Financial Status Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their 2nd Quarter (December, January, & February) activity  & financial reports to Texas STEP by March 10th.

March 28th(Approx. Date is still to be announced)

Mark your calendars for the next

Kick Butts Day

KBD is the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids' annual celebration of youth advocacy, leadership and activism. KBD is a day to stand out, speak up and seize control in the fight against tobacco. It is an important opportunity to raise awareness about the tobacco problem and support strong tobacco prevention policies. And don't forget, you can use your KBD materials to plan events and pitch them to the media any time of year. The KBD Activity Guide, CD-ROM and online guide will be available in the Fall. 

April 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during March, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by April 10th.

April 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by April 10th.

May 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during April, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by May 10th.

May 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by May 10th.

June 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during May, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by June 10th.

June 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by June 10th.

June 15th

FY 2010 3rd Quarter Compliance Education Activity & Financial Status Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their 3rd Quarter (March, April & May) activity  & financial reports to Texas STEP by June 10th.

July 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during June, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by July 10th.

July 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by July 10th.

July 2009

2010 Texas Teen Tobacco Summit & Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Conference

The 2009 Texas Teen Tobacco Summit and Comprehensive Tobacco Prevention Conference has been scheduled for July 2010.

This conference is an assembly of tobacco-control professionals, researchers, healthcare providers, community outreach specialists, law enforcement officers, counselors, teachers and youth dedicated to protecting Texas youth from the dangers of tobacco.

The Comptroller's Office & Texas STEP, as major conference supporters, and providers of the Law Enforcement training track, encourage all Local Law Enforcement Agencies & School Based Police Agencies participating in the Comptroller Tobacco Compliance Enforcement Grant program to attend this year's conference if you have unexpended funds.

This conference is considered an allowable & valid expense for Comptroller' grantees in the "compliance education" budget category.  You are invited to send up to two adult individuals to the conference using your available grant funds.  

If you wish to send additional personnel, or sponsor children to attend this conference, you must contact Carol Lauder, Tobacco Grant Manager, at the Comptroller's Office, 800-531-5441, ext. 33619, to make prior arrangements for that variation, before registering for the conference. 

Please note that first-time CPA grant attendees should attend the Enforcement sessions since your CPA grant funds are for enforcement activities.

Be sure to get your registration forms in early.  

August 10th

Tobacco Enforcement Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies conducting compliance inspections or "stings" during July, must submit their reports forms to Texas STEP by August 10th.

August 10th

M.I.P. Tobacco Summay Reports Due
All Texas law enforcement agencies receiving Tobacco Compliance block grants from the Texas Comptroller's office must submit their M.I.P. Tobacco Summary reports forms to Texas STEP by August 10th.