SECTION 112.50. Temporary Training Permit--Application and Eligibility Requirements

(a) Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant must submit all required information and documentation of credentials on department-approved forms.

(b) An applicant must complete all permit requirements within one year from the date the application was submitted. After that year an applicant will be required to submit a new application and all required materials in addition to paying a new application fee.

(c) An applicant for a temporary training permit must:

(1) provide documentation that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;

(2) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;

(3) submit one of the following education records:

(A) an official diploma or official transcript indicating graduation from an accredited high school;

(B) a certificate of high school equivalency issued by the appropriate education agency; or

(C) an official diploma or official transcripts from an accredited college or university indicating a college degree was obtained;

(4) submit the supervisor statement required under Texas Occupations Code §402.252, on a department-approved form; and

(5) pay the temporary training permit fee required under §112.110.

(d) An applicant for a temporary training permit must successfully pass a criminal history background check pursuant to Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 53, and the department's criminal conviction guidelines.

(e) Pursuant to Occupations Code §402.251(b), a person, who has previously held a temporary training permit and whose first temporary training permit has expired, may apply for a second temporary training permit under this section.

(1) The second temporary training permit shall be a new permit as required under §402.251(b).

(2) A person who is issued a second temporary training permit must start over at the beginning of the temporary training permit process. A temporary training permit holder must comply with the supervision and temporary training requirements under Occupations Code §402.252 and §§402.254 - 402.257 and §112.53.

(3) A person who is issued a second temporary training permit may extend the second temporary training permit once in accordance with Occupations Code §402.253 and §112.52.

(4) A person may not be issued more than two temporary training permits.

Source Note: The provisions of this §112.50 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4458; amended to be effective May 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 2155