SECTION 229.4. Requirements for Training Activity Sponsors

(a) A university, governmental agency, an association, a private business, or other entity may be approved by the Board, Board Chair, or a Lead Burn Instructor as a sponsor for a prescribed burn training activity. To be eligible to sponsor a CFT training activity, a sponsor must submit a written proposal to the Board, Board Chair, or a Lead Burn Instructor which includes a detailed list of the subjects to be covered and the planned activities.

(b) Sponsors approved to conduct CFT activities must:

(1) upon completion of the activity, submit a roster to the Department which contains, at a minimum:

(A) the names of the certified and insured prescribed burn managers participating; and

(B) the certificate number of the certified and insured prescribed burn managers participating;

(2) ensure that the training hours awarded correspond proportionately to the net instruction time; and

(3) distribute a certificate of completion and a completed PBB Form 607 on the date of the activity. A certificate of completion includes, but is not limited to:

(A) the name of the sponsor;

(B) the name of the lead burn instructor;

(C) the lead burn instructor's phone number;

(D) the date and name of the approved activity;

(E) the name of the county in which the approved activity was held; and

(F) the number of CFT hours and type of hours earned.

(c) The Board may suspend or deny approval for any or all sponsored training courses if a sponsor fails to file a timely activity report, fails to provide the quality of activity required by the Board, or fails to comply with any other requirements for approval or that are a part of these rules.

Source Note: The provisions of this §229.4 adopted to be effective March 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 2281; amended to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6241; amended to be effective May 25, 2023, 48 TexReg 2570