(a) To qualify for a firearms proficiency for juvenile probation officers certificate, an applicant must meet the following requirements, including:
- (1) current employment as a juvenile probation officer by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; and
- (2) successful completion of the commission's current firearms training program for juvenile probation officers.
- (b) The holder of a certificate issued under this section must meet the firearms proficiency requirements at least once every 12 months.
- (c) Certificates issued under this section expire two years from the date of issuance. Upon the expiration of a certificate, a juvenile probation officer may apply for the issuance of a renewal. Juvenile probation officers must meet the requirements in subsections (a)(1) and (b) of this section in order to renew the certificate.
- (d) The effective date of this section is January 14, 2010.
Source Note:The provisions of this §221.35 adopted to be effective January 14, 2010, 34 TexReg 9480.