Part 13.
TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION
Chapter 423.
FIRE SUPPRESSION
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) adopts amendments to §423.3,
concerning minimum standards for basic structure fire protection personnel
certification, and §423.203, concerning minimum standards for basic aircraft
rescue fire fighting personnel certification, in Chapter 423, entitled Fire
Suppression. The amendments are adopted without changes to the proposed text
published in the June 13, 2003, issue of the
Texas
Register
(28 TexReg 4524) and will not be republished.
The amendments to §423.3 and §423.203 offer an additional method
for meeting requirements for basic levels of certification. That additional
method is to provide documentation of accreditation by the International Fire
Service Accreditation Congress (an IFSAC seal). The amendment to §423.3
also adds an option to the training requirements of the rule that would make
a current medical certification with the National Registry a valid way to
meet those training requirements.
No comments were received regarding the proposed amendments.
Subchapter A. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR STRUCTURE FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION
37 TAC §423.3
The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code, §419.008,
which provides the TCFP with the authority to adopt rules for the administration
of its powers and duties, and Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5),
which provides the TCFP with the authority to establish minimum standards
for admission to employment as fire protection personnel.
Texas Government Code, §419.022 is affected by the adopted amendments.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on August 13, 2003.
TRD-200305191
Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: September 2, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
37 TAC §423.203
The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code, §419.008,
which provides the TCFP with the authority to adopt rules for the administration
of its powers and duties, and Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5),
which provides the TCFP with the authority to establish minimum standards
for admission to employment as fire protection personnel.
Texas Government Code, §419.022 is affected by the adopted amendments.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 13, 2003.
TRD-200305192
Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: September 2, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) adopts amendments to §431.3,
concerning minimum standards for Basic Arson Investigator certification, and §431.203,
concerning minimum standards for Fire Investigator certification, in Chapter
431, entitled Fire Investigation. The amendments are adopted without changes
to the proposed text published in the June 13, 2003, issue of the
Texas Register
(28 TexReg 4526) and will not be republished.
The amendment to §431.3 offers an additional method for meeting certification
requirements for basic levels of certification. That additional method is
to provide documentation of accreditation by the International Fire Service
Accreditation Congress (an IFSAC seal).
The amendment to §431.203 consists of the rewording of subsection
(b) for clarity and to account for the concurrent amendments to §431.3.
No comments were received regarding the proposed amendments.
Subchapter A. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ARSON INVESTIGATOR CERTIFICATION
37 TAC §431.3
The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code, §419.008,
which provides the TCFP with the authority to adopt rules for the administration
of its powers and duties, and Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5),
which provides the TCFP with the authority to establish minimum standards
for admission to employment as fire protection personnel.
Texas Government Code, §419.022 is affected by the adopted amendments.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on August 13, 2003.
TRD-200305193
Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: September 2, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
37 TAC §431.203
The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code, §419.008,
which provides the TCFP with the authority to adopt rules for the administration
of its powers and duties, and Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5),
which provides the TCFP with the authority to establish minimum standards
for admission to employment as fire protection personnel.
Texas Government Code, §419.022 is affected by the adopted amendments.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 13, 2003.
TRD-200305194
Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: September 2, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
37 TAC §433.3
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) adopts an
amendment to §433.3, concerning minimum standards for Driver/Operator
- Pumper certification in Chapter 433, entitled Minimum Standards for Driver/Operator
- Pumper. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text published
in the June 13, 2003, issue of the
Texas Register
(28 TexReg 4528) and will not be republished.
The amendment offers an additional method for meeting requirements for
certification. That additional method is to provide documentation of accreditation
by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (an IFSAC seal).
The amendment also rewords some subsections for clarity, and deletes obsolete
language.
No comments were received regarding the proposed amendment.
The amendment is adopted under Texas Government Code, §419.008,
which provides the TCFP with the authority to adopt rules for the administration
of its powers and duties, and Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5),
which provides the TCFP with the authority to establish minimum standards
for admission to employment as fire protection personnel.
Texas Government Code, §419.022 is affected by the adopted amendment.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on August 13, 2003.
TRD-200305195
Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: September 2, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
Subchapter A. EXAMINATIONS FOR ON-SITE DELIVERY TRAINING
37 TAC §439.1, §439.5
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) adopts amendments
to §439.1, concerning general requirements, and §439.5, concerning
procedures, in Chapter 439, entitled Examinations for Certification. The amendments
are adopted without changes to the proposed text published in the June 13,
2003, issue of the
Texas Register
(28 TexReg
4528) and will not be republished.
The amendment to §439.1 adds an additional method to requirements
for basic levels of certification. That additional method is to provide documentation
of accreditation by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
(an IFSAC seal).
The amendment to §439.5 changes the time period in which the commission
staff must notify the training officer or coordinator of preliminary test
results from three (3) business days to seven (7) business days, and removes
the requirement that official test results must be provided in writing within
30 days after the date of the examination. The amendment also deletes obsolete
language.
No comments were received regarding the proposed amendments.
The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code, §419.008,
which provides the TCFP with the authority to adopt rules for the administration
of its powers and duties, Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5), which
provides the TCFP with the authority to establish minimum standards for admission
to employment as fire protection personnel, and Texas Government Code, §419.035(a),
which sets out the time frame under which notice of the results of a certification
examination must be provided.
Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5) and §419.035(a) are affected
by the adopted amendments.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on August 13, 2003.
TRD-200305196
Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: September 2, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) adopts amendments to §451.3,
concerning minimum standards for Fire Officer I certification, and §451.203,
concerning minimum standards for Fire Officer II certification, in Chapter
451, entitled Fire Officer. The amendments are adopted without changes to
the proposed text published in the June 13, 2003, issue of the
Texas Register
(28 TexReg 4529) and will not be republished.
The amendments offer an additional method for meeting requirements for
certification. That additional method is to provide documentation of accreditation
by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (an IFSAC seal).
The amendments also reword some subsections for clarity, and delete obsolete
language.
No comments were received regarding the proposed amendments.
Subchapter A. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FIRE OFFICER I
37 TAC §451.3
The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code, §419.008,
which provides the TCFP with the authority to adopt rules for the administration
of its powers and duties, and Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5),
which provides the TCFP with the authority to establish minimum standards
for admission to employment as fire protection personnel.
Texas Government Code, §419.022 is affected by the adopted amendments.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on August 13, 2003.
TRD-200305197
Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: September 2, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
37 TAC §451.203
The amendments are adopted under Texas Government Code, §419.008,
which provides the TCFP with the authority to adopt rules for the administration
of its powers and duties, and Texas Government Code, §419.022(a)(5),
which provides the TCFP with the authority to establish minimum standards
for admission to employment as fire protection personnel.
Texas Government Code, §419.022 is affected by the adopted amendments.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 13, 2003.
TRD-200305198
Gary L. Warren, Sr.
Executive Director
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Effective date: September 2, 2003
Proposal publication date: June 13, 2003
For further information, please call: (512) 239-4921
Subchapter B. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL
Chapter 431.
FIRE INVESTIGATION
Subchapter B. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FIRE INVESTIGATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 433.
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DRIVER/OPERATOR-PUMPER
Chapter 439.
EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 451.
FIRE OFFICER
Subchapter B. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FIRE OFFICER II
Chapter 453.
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN