1. (a) Individuals may hold more than one certification by TJJD if they meet all criteria required for each certification and their job duties are consistent with all certifications held, except as noted in subsection (b) of this section.
2. (b) An individual may not hold an active certification as a juvenile supervision officer and as a community activities officer unless the individual is concurrently employed by more than one department or facility.
3. (c) Training received may be used for credit toward more than one type of TJJD-issued certification if the topic is relevant to each certification sought or held.
4. (d) An individual who has an active certification as a juvenile supervision officer or juvenile probation officer who has previously completed a mandatory training topic listed in §344.620 of this chapter (relating to Mandatory Training Topics for Certification Exam for Juvenile Probation Officers) or §344.622 of this chapter (relating to Mandatory Training Topics for Certification Exam for Juvenile Supervision Officers), as applicable, is not required to complete training in that topic again in order to receive a dual certification as a juvenile supervision officer or juvenile probation officer. However, the person may not receive credit toward the training hours required for the second certification for training completed more than 18 months prior to the date the application for the second certification is submitted to TJJD.

Source Note:The provisions of this §344.804 adopted to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5688; amended to be effective December 30, 2022, 47 TexReg 8046; amended to be effective September 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 3919.