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TITLE 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 13TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 425FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS
RULE §425.7Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor III Certification
ISSUE 05/26/2017
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

In order to be [ become] certified as a Fire Service Instructor III an individual must:

  (1)hold as a prerequisite, a Fire Instructor II Certification as defined in §425.5 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor II Certification); and

  (2)have a minimum of three years of experience as defined in §421.5 of this title (relating to Definitions) [ (as defined in §421.5(47) of this title (relating to Definitions))] in fire protection in one or more or any combination of the following:

    (A)a paid, volunteer, or regulated non-governmental fire department; or

    (B)a department of a state agency, education institution or political subdivision providing fire protection training and related responsibilities; and

  (3)possess valid documentation of accreditation from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) as a Fire Instructor III; or

  (4)have completed the appropriate curriculum for Fire Service Instructor III contained in Chapter 8 of the commission's Certification Curriculum Manual, or meet the equivalence as specified in §425.1[(d) or (e)] of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Fire Service Instructor Certification); and

  (5)successfully pass the applicable commission examination as specified in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations for Certification); and either

    (A)hold as a prerequisite an advanced structural fire protection personnel certification, an advanced aircraft fire protection personnel certification, advanced marine fire protection personnel certification, advanced inspector certification, advanced fire investigator, or advanced arson investigator certification; or

    (B)have 60 college hours from a regionally accredited educational institution; or

    (C)hold an associate's degree from a regionally accredited educational institution.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 9, 2017

TRD-201701907

Tim Rutland

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Earliest possible date of adoption: June 25, 2017

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3812



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