1. (a) Fire protection personnel or part-time fire protection employees of a fire department who are appointed duties identified as fire protection personnel duties must be certified by the commission in the discipline(s) to which they are assigned within one year of their appointment to the duties or within two years of successfully passing the applicable commission examination, whichever is less. An individual who accepts appointment(s) in violation of this section shall be removed from the appointment(s) and will be subject to administrative penalties. A department or local government that appoints an individual in violation of this section will also be subject to administrative penalties.
2. (b) An individual who has been removed from appointment to duties identified as fire protection personnel duties for violation of this section must petition the commission in writing for permission to be reappointed to the duties from which they were removed. The petition will be considered only if the individual has obtained all appropriate certification(s) applicable to the duties to which the individual seeks reappointment.

Source Note:The provisions of this §421.11 adopted to be effective May 23, 1999, 24 TexReg 3861; amended to be effective November 20, 2002, 27 TexReg 10747.