Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 37	PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 13	TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 401	ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
SUBCHAPTER C	EXAMINATION APPEALS PROCESS
RULE §401.23	Examination Waiver Request

(a) An individual who is required to take a commission examination may petition the commission for a waiver of the examination if the person's certificate or eligibility expired because of a good faith clerical error on the part of the individual or an employing entity.

(b) The waiver request must include a sworn statement together with any supporting documentation that evidences the applicant's good faith efforts to comply with commission requirements and that failure to comply was due to circumstances beyond the control of the certificate holder or applicant.

(c) Commission staff shall schedule a preliminary staff conference with the applicant in accordance with §401.41 of this title (relating to Preliminary Staff Conference) to discuss the waiver request within 30 days of the request, or as soon as practical. The applicant may accept or reject the settlement recommendations of the commission staff. If the examinee rejects the proposed agreement, the applicant must request in writing a formal administrative hearing as described in Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Contested Cases) within 30 days of the action complained of.

Source Note: The provisions of this §401.23 adopted to be effective March 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2040; amended to be effective July 19, 2007, 32 TexReg 4443; amended to be effective December 18, 2012, 37 TexReg 9778; amended to be effective February 26, 2015, 40 TexReg 826