| (a) All certified training facilities shall meet these
minimum requirements. Training credit will not be recognized from
a training facility that has not been certified by the commission,
unless the program has been deemed equivalent. The commission shall
take action on an application for certification of a training facility
within 30 days from receipt.
(b) Certified training facilities shall conduct all
training in a controlled and safe manner so that trainees are not
subjected to unnecessary risks. Texas Government Code, §419.032(c)
provides that fire protection personnel must complete a commission
approved training course in fire suppression before being assigned
to fire suppression duties. Certified training facilities shall not
put trainees at risk by requiring or allowing a trainee to perform
the duties of fire protection personnel at actual uncontrolled emergency
situations such as, but not limited to, structure fires, aircraft
fires, wildland fires, hazardous materials incidents or dangerous
rescue situations.
(c) A certified training facility may transport trainees
to the site of an actual emergency for training purposes only if the
following requirements are strictly adhered to:
(1) the trainees are kept in a group under the direct
supervision of qualified instructors to maintain accountability and
ensure their safety;
(2) the trainees are kept outside of the emergency
operations area; and
(3) the trainees' activities are restricted to observation
only and trainees are not allowed to participate in emergency operations.
(d) Certified training facilities are subject to inspection
by the commission at any time during regular business hours.
(e) In order to retain the certification as a certified
training facility, schools desiring to make substantial changes in
the facility or other conditions under which the school was approved
shall coordinate such plans with the commission.
(f) The commission shall be notified, in writing, within
14 days of any change from the original status under which the certification
was issued.
(g) The commission may revoke, suspend, probate, refuse
to renew, or otherwise limit the certification of a training facility
when the commission determines that the training facility:
(1) fails to provide the quality of training for which
the facility was approved; or
(2) fails to comply with commission rules and/or these
minimum standards; or
(3) fails to submit required reports in a timely manner
or submits false reports to the commission; or
(4) fails to meet at least a 70% student pass rate
on the certification examination per course.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §427.19 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10895; amended to be effective October 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 10187; amended to be effective January 27, 2002, 27 TexReg 481; amended to be effective July 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 6724; amended to be effective May 26, 2005, 30 TexReg 3033; amended to be effective March 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 2696; amended to be effective November 28, 2007, 32 TexReg 8528; amended to be effective May 20, 2018, 43 TexReg 3103 |
