1. (a) Accreditation. Accreditation fees for training programs shall not be imposed on any federal, state, or local government, or nonprofit entities.
2. (b) Certification. Government employees who currently possess a fee-exempt certification which was issued prior to September 1, 2003, for the sole purpose of executing governmental duties shall continue to remain exempt from certification annual fees until their certification expires, provided that the certified individual remains employed by the government and the governmental nature of the duties performed remain unchanged. Upon expiration of this fee-exempt certification, in order to renew this certification, the appropriate fee shall be paid upon submission of a complete certification application for renewal.

Source Note:The provisions of this §295.216 adopted to be effective February 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 968; amended to be effective May 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 4280; amended to be effective March 23, 2003, 28 TexReg 2347.