1. (a) An applicant for certification as a juvenile probation officer or juvenile supervision officer shall receive a minimum of 80 hours of training including training in mandatory topics described in §344.620 of this chapter prior to certification. Duties that may be performed by individuals hired as juvenile supervision officers or juvenile probation officers prior to their certification are described in applicable chapters of this title.
2. (b) An applicant for certification as a youth activities supervisor shall receive a minimum of 56 hours of training, including training in the mandatory topics described in §344.620 of this chapter, prior to certification. Duties performed by individuals hired and not yet certified as youth supervision workers are described in applicable chapters of this title.

Source Note:The provisions of this §344.600 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 4191; amended to be effective July 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 3601.