| (a) If an individual with an inactive or expired certification
is hired in a position requiring certification, the employing department
or facility must request through TJJD's certification system that
the individual's record be reactivated (if inactive) or restored (if
expired). If the individual was most recently employed as a certified
officer by a different department or facility, the employing department
or facility must also request through TJJD's certification system
that the individual's certification record be transferred.
(b) When a certification is reactivated or restored
or a record is transferred, all criminal history checks set forth
in Subchapter C of this chapter apply. The request for reactivation,
restoration, or transfer must include verification that all required
criminal history checks have been completed.
(c) When reactivating an inactive certification, the
continuing education requirements set forth in §344.640 of this
title apply.
(1) All training received during the current certification
period may be used to meet the continuing education requirements in
§344.640 of this title.
(2) The individual may receive credit for training
received during a period of inactive certification. All rules in this
chapter regarding relevance and documentation of the training apply.
(d) When an individual with an expired certification
has his/her record restored, an application for a new certification
must be submitted and all training requirements in §344.600(a)
and (b) of this title apply.
(1) For certifications that have been expired for less
than six months when the application for certification is submitted,
all eligible training received during the previous certification period
may be used to meet the training requirements.
(2) For certifications that have been expired for six
months or more when the application for certification is submitted,
all eligible training received within the 18 months prior to the date
the application for certification is submitted to TJJD may be used
to meet the training requirements.
(e) When an individual with an expired juvenile probation
officer or juvenile supervision officer certification applies for
the same type of certification six months or more after his/her certification
expired, certification exam requirements in §344.700 of this
title apply.
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