1. (a) All full-time personnel employed by any local government entity in Texas who are assigned arson investigation duties must be certified by the commission.
2. (b) All full-time employees of a local government entity in Texas who are assigned arson investigation duties must be certified, as a minimum, as a basic arson investigator as specified in §431.3 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Basic Arson Investigator Certification) within one year from the date of initial appointment to such position.
3. (c) Prior to being assigned to arson investigation duties as a full-time employee, all personnel must complete a commission approved basic fire investigator training program and successfully pass the commission examination pertaining to that curriculum.
4. (d) All individuals holding any level of arson investigation certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education requirements in §441.15 of this title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements for Arson Investigator or Fire Investigator.

Source Note:The provisions of this §431.1 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10897.