| (5) passing any examination required for the license
sought while the exam approval remains valid.
(f) The commission may issue a provisional license,
consistent with Texas Occupations Code §1701.311, to an agency
for a person to be appointed by that agency. An agency must submit
all required applications currently prescribed by the commission and
all required fees before the individual is appointed. Upon the approval
of the application, the commission will issue a provisional license.
A provisional license is issued in the name of the applicant; however,
it is issued to and shall remain in the possession of the agency.
Such a license may neither be transferred by the applicant to another
agency, nor transferred by the agency to another applicant. A provisional
license may not be reissued and expires:
(1) 12 months from the original appointment date;
(2) on leaving the appointing agency; or
(3) on failure to comply with the terms stipulated
in the provisional license approval.
(g) The commission may issue a temporary jailer license,
consistent with Texas Occupations Code §1701.310. A jailer appointed
on a temporary basis shall be enrolled in a basic jailer licensing
course on or before the 90th day after their temporary appointment.
An agency must submit all required applications currently prescribed
by the commission and all required fees before the individual is appointed.
Upon the approval of the application, the commission will issue a
temporary jailer license. A temporary jailer license may not be renewed,
except that the sheriff may petition the commission to extend the
temporary appointment for a period not to exceed six months. A temporary
jailer license expires:
(1) 12 months from the original appointment date;
(2) at the end of a six-month extension, if granted;
or
(3) on completion of training and passing of the jailer
licensing examination.
(h) A person who has previously been issued a temporary
jailer license and separated from that position may be subsequently
appointed on a temporary basis as a county jailer at the same or a
different county jail only if the person was in good standing at the
time the person separated from the position.
(i) A person who has cumulatively served as a county
jailer on a temporary basis for two years may continue to serve for
the remainder of that temporary appointment, not to exceed the first
anniversary of the date of the most recent appointment. The person
is not eligible for an extension of that appointment or for a subsequent
appointment on a temporary basis as a county jailer at the same or
a different county jail until the first anniversary of the date the
person separates from the temporary appointment during which the person
reached two years of cumulative service.
(j) A person whose county jailer license has become
inactive may be appointed as a county jailer on a temporary basis.
(k) The commission may issue a temporary telecommunicator
license, consistent with Texas Occupations Code §1701.405. An
agency must submit all required applications currently prescribed
by the commission and all required fees before the individual is appointed.
Upon the approval of the application, the commission will issue a
temporary telecommunicator license. A temporary telecommunicator license
expires:
(1) 12 months from the original appointment date; or
(2) on completion of training and passing of the telecommunicator
licensing examination. On expiration of a temporary license, a person
is not eligible for a new temporary telecommunicator license for one
year.
(l) A person who fails to comply with the standards
set forth in this section shall not accept the issuance of a license
and shall not accept any appointment. If an application for licensure
is found to be false or untrue, it is subject to cancellation or recall.
(m) The effective date of this section is April 1,
2024.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §217.1 adopted to be effective November 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 7935; amended to be effective February 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 274; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 1879; amended to be effective February 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 765; amended to be effective June 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 2883; amended to be effective April 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 1967 |
