The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (the commission) adopts amendments to Chapter 433, Driver/Operator, concerning, Subchapter A, Minimum Standards For Driver/Operator-Pumper, §433.3, Minimum Standards for Driver/Operator-Pumper Certification; and Subchapter B, Minimum Standards for Driver/Operator-Aerial Apparatus, concerning §433.201, Driver/Operator-Aerial Apparatus Certification, and §433.203, Minimum Standards for Driver/Operator-Aerial Apparatus Certification. The amendments are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the August 18, 2017, Texas Register (42 TexReg 4119) and will not be republished.

The amendments are adopted to extend the end date for the initial certification period to one full year from the effective date of the new rule.

The adopted amendments will allow individuals seeking to obtain this certification one full year from the effective date of the new rule to do so.

No comments were received from the public regarding adoption of the amendments.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code, Chapter 419, §419.008, which provides the commission the authority to adopt rules for the administration of its powers and duties, and §419.032, which allows the commission to appoint fire protection personnel.