1. (a) An individual that receives an appointment, either temporary or probationary, as fire protection personnel must satisfactorily complete a basic course in fire protection, as prescribed by the commission, within one year from the date of the original appointment. An individual that fails to complete the prescribed training shall forfeit and be removed from the appointed position.
2. (b) A temporary or probationary appointment may not be extended beyond the initial one-year time period, except as provided for in subsection (d) of this section.
3. (c) A fire department may petition the commission one year after the date of forfeiture and removal, and the commission may reinstate the person's temporary or probationary appointment.

4. (d) A fire department may apply to the commission for an extension of the one-year training period, identified in subsection (a) of this section, for a time period not exceeding two years from the date of original appointment as follows:

   1. (1) the request for extension shall be placed on the Fire Fighter Advisory Committee's (FFAC's) agenda to be heard at its next regular or special called meeting after submission of the request;
   2. (2) after review by the FFAC, the application along with the FFAC's recommendations will be sent to the commission to be heard at its next regular meeting. If the request for extension is approved by the commission, the extension shall become effective immediately; and
   3. (3) the one-year extension of training time, if granted, shall run from the date of forfeiture and removal or, at the latest, from one year after the original date of appointment, whichever occurs first.

Source Note:The provisions of this §421.15 adopted to be effective July 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 6722.