Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 37. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS |
PART 11. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT |
CHAPTER 344. EMPLOYMENT, CERTIFICATION, AND TRAINING |
SUBCHAPTER A. DEFINITIONS AND APPLICABILITY |
§ 344.100. Definitions |
§ 344.110. Interpretation and Applicability |
SUBCHAPTER B. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION AND EMPLOYMENT |
§ 344.200. General Qualifications for Positions Requiring Certification |
§ 344.202. General Qualifications for Facility Administrators |
§ 344.204. Education Requirements |
§ 344.206. Validation Requirements for Foreign Diplomas |
§ 344.208. Persons Not Subject to Minimum Educational Requirements |
§ 344.210. Work Experience |
§ 344.212. Verification of Education Requirements |
§ 344.220. Exemptions from Required Work Experience or Graduate Study |
§ 344.230. Persons Who May Not Act as a Chief Administrative Officer, Facility Administrator, Juvenile Probation Officer, Juvenile Supervision Officer, or Community Activities Officer |
SUBCHAPTER C. CRIMINAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND CHECKS |
§ 344.300. Criminal History Checks |
§ 344.302. Military History Checks |
§ 344.312. Criminal History Checks for Employees of Licensed Facilities or Programs |
§ 344.320. Criminal History Checks for Position and Departmental Transfers and for Optional Certification |
§ 344.330. Criminal History Checks for Employees of Private Juvenile Justice Facilities |
§ 344.350. Background Checks |
SUBCHAPTER D. DISQUALIFYING CRIMINAL HISTORY |
§ 344.400. Disqualifying Criminal History |
§ 344.410. Other Criminal History |
§ 344.420. Review of Criminal History |
§ 344.430. Arrest or Conviction of Current Employees |
SUBCHAPTER E. TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION |
§ 344.600. Training Hours Required for Certification |
§ 344.610. Relevance of Training and Standardized Curriculum |
§ 344.620. Mandatory Training Topics for Certification Exam for Juvenile Probation Officers |
§ 344.622. Mandatory Training Topics for Certification Exam for Juvenile Supervision Officers |
§ 344.624. Additional Training Requirements for Certification as a Juvenile Supervision Officer |
§ 344.626. Required Training Topics for Community Activities Officers |
§ 344.630. On-the-Job Training |
§ 344.640. Continuing Education Requirements for Maintaining Certification |
§ 344.660. Approval and Review of Training and Continuing Education |
§ 344.670. Training Methods and Limitations |
§ 344.680. Documentation |
SUBCHAPTER F. CERTIFICATION EXAM |
§ 344.700. Certification Exam |
SUBCHAPTER G. CERTIFICATION |
§ 344.800. Positions Requiring Certification |
§ 344.802. Positions Eligible for Optional Certification |
§ 344.804. Dual Certification |
§ 344.850. Continued Employment in a Position Eligible for Certification |
§ 344.860. Certification Process |
§ 344.862. Expiration of Certification |
§ 344.864. Certification Renewal Process |
§ 344.866. Certification Status |
§ 344.868. Change from Inactive to Expired Certification |
§ 344.870. Request for Extension of Renewal Deadline |
§ 344.874. Separation from Employment and Transfer from a Certified to a Non-Certified Position |
§ 344.876. Duty to Keep Certified Officers' Addresses Current |
§ 344.878. Duty to Notify TJJD of Address Changes |
§ 344.880. Reactivation, Restoration, or Transfer of Certification Records |
§ 344.884. Voluntary Relinquishment of Certification |