1. (a) Applicants for Master Fire Investigator Certification must complete the following requirements:

   1. (1) hold as a prerequisite an Advanced Fire Investigator Certification as defined in §431.207 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards for Advanced Fire Investigator Certification); and
   2. (2) acquire a minimum of twelve years of fire protection experience; and
   3. (3) sixty college semester hours or an associate degree, that must include at least eighteen college semester hours in fire science subjects or criminal justice subjects related to fire and/or arson investigation.
2. (b) College level courses from both the upper and lower division may be used to satisfy the education requirement for Master Fire Investigator Certification.

Source Note:The provisions of this §431.209 adopted to be effective August 5, 2004, 29 TexReg 7454; amended to be effective March 2, 2014, 39 TexReg 1169.