(a) To qualify for a firearms proficiency for community supervision officers certificate, an applicant must meet the following requirements including:
- (1) currently employed as a community supervision officer, probation officer or parole officer by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) or a community supervision and corrections department; and
- (2) successful completion of the commission's current firearms training program for community supervision officers.
- (b) The holder of a certificate issued under this section must meet the firearms proficiency requirements at least once every 12 months. Certificates issued under this section expire two years from date of issuance. Upon expiration, a supervision officer may apply for issuance of a renewal certificate. Renewal certificate requirements are the same as those for a new certificate, excluding subsection (a)(2) of this section.
- (c) The effective date of this section is March 1, 2001.
Source Note:The provisions of this §221.21 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 235.