1. (a) To qualify for a sexual assault/family violence investigator certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements, including:

   1. (1) at least two years experience as a peace officer;
   2. (2) an intermediate peace officer certificate; and
   3. (3) successful completion of the current family violence and sexual assault investigator certification course(s) reported by the approved training provider.
2. (b) A certificate is valid for two years.
3. (c) To keep the certificate valid, the holder must successfully complete an update course or be assigned primarily as a sexual assault/family violence investigator by the appointing chief administrator once every two years.
4. (d) If the certificate becomes invalid, a holder may obtain a new certificate under the application standards in this section.
5. (e) The effective date of this section is May 2, 2013.

Source Note:The provisions of this §221.29 adopted to be effective September 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 5801; amended to be effective May 2, 2013, 38 TexReg 2375.