| (a) Juvenile Probation Officer.
(1) To be eligible for certification as a juvenile
probation officer, an individual must meet the following educational
requirements:
(A) have acquired a bachelor's degree conferred by
a college or university accredited by an organization recognized by
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and
(B) have either:
(i) one year of graduate study at a college or university
accredited by an organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board in criminology, corrections, counseling, law, social
work, psychology, sociology, or other field of instruction approved
by TJJD; or
(ii) qualifying work experience as specified in §344.210
of this title.
(2) For purposes of this section, one year of graduate
study means successful completion of at least 18 post-graduate credit
hours.
(b) Juvenile Supervision Officer and Community Activities
Officer.
(1) To be eligible for certification as a juvenile
supervision officer or community activities officer, an individual
must meet one of the following educational requirements:
(A) a diploma from a high school accredited by a generally
recognized accrediting organization or from a high school operated
by the United States Department of Defense. TJJD considers the following
entities as generally recognized accrediting organizations:
(i) the Texas Education Agency or the equivalent agency
in another state;
(ii) an entity approved by the Texas Private School
Accreditation Commission; and
(iii) regional accreditation organizations such as:
(I) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools;
(II) New England Association of Schools and Colleges;
(III) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools;
(IV) Northwest Accreditation Commission;
(V) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and
(VI) Western Association of Schools and Colleges;
(B) a high school equivalency certificate (e.g., GED)
issued by the Texas Education Agency or equivalent agency in another
state;
(C) a diploma or certificate of completion issued in
a homeschool setting;
(D) a United States military record that indicates
the education level received is equivalent to a United States high
school diploma or high school equivalency certificate;
(E) a foreign high school diploma that meets the validation
requirements established in §344.206 of this title; or
(F) unconditional acceptance into a college or university
accredited by an organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
(2) A department or facility may attempt to establish
that an entity not listed in paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection is
a generally recognized accrediting organization by submitting supporting
documentation to the TJJD certification office. Based on the documentation,
TJJD will determine whether the entity is a generally recognized accrediting
organization.
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