SECTION 355.428. Qualifications to Provide Resident Supervision

(a) A juvenile supervision officer may provide resident supervision only if he or she:

(1) is currently certified as a juvenile supervision officer and, if applicable, has received the facility-specific training required in §355.429 of this title; or

(2) meets the following criteria:

(A) has not exceeded the deadline for submitting a certification application established by Chapter 344 of this title;

(B) has completed all training required by §344.622 and §344.624 of this title; and

(C) has passed the certification exam for juvenile supervision officers.

(b) A juvenile supervision officer who fails to meet the requirements in subsection (a) of this section may not:

(1) be included in the juvenile supervision officer-to-resident ratios listed in this chapter; or

(2) perform any duties of a juvenile supervision officer listed in this title.

Source Note: The provisions of this §355.428 adopted to be effective November 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 7973; amended to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5701