(a)Fire protection personnel [of any local government
entity,] who are appointed [receive probationary
or temporary appointment] to structure fire protection duties[
,] must be certified by the commission [Commission]
within one year from the date of their appointment [in a structural
fire protection personnel position].
[(b)Prior to being appointed to fire
suppression duties or certified as fire protection personnel, the
Commission must review and approve the applicants fingerprint based
criminal history record information obtained from the Department of
Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The individual
or fire department must follow the procedure established by the Department
of Public Safety to initiate and complete the electronic fingerprint
process. The results will be available to the Commission through the
Department of Public Safety's data base. The Commission will follow
the criteria established in Title 37 Chapter 403 of the Texas Administrative
Code (TAC) for denying a person certification based on the results
of the fingerprint based criminal history record check.]
(b)[(c)] Prior to being appointed
to structure fire protection [fire suppression]
duties, personnel must:
(1)complete a commission approved [
Commission-approved] basic structure fire protection [
suppression] program; and [successfully complete
a Commission recognized emergency medical course. The individual must]
(2)successfully pass the commission
examination [Commission examination pertaining to that
curriculum] as required by §423.3 of this title (relating
to Minimum Standards for Basic Structure Fire Protection Personnel
Certification); and[.]
(3)successfully complete a commission
recognized emergency medical training program. The commission [
Commission] recognizes the following emergency medical training:
(A)[(1)] Department of State
Health Services Emergency Medical Service Personnel certification
training;
(B)[(2)] an American Red Cross
Emergency Response course, including the optional lessons and enrichment
sections;
(C)[(3)] an American Safety
and Health Institute First Responder course;
(D)[(4)] National Registry of
Emergency Medical Technicians certification; or
(E)[(5)] medical training deemed
equivalent by the commission [Commission].
(c)[(d)] Personnel holding any
level of structure fire protection personnel certification must comply
with the continuing education requirements specified in Chapter
441 [§441.7] of this title (relating to Continuing
Education [for Structure Fire Protection Personnel]).
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 August 7, 2017
TRD-201702965 Tim Rutland
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 17, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3812
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