| (a) The chief training officer of a training facility,
as a minimum, must possess Fire Service Instructor III certification.
(b) All training instructors (except guest instructors)
must possess fire instructor certification. The instructor(s) must
be certified in the applicable discipline or be approved by the commission
to instruct in the applicable subject.
(c) The lead instructor, as a minimum, shall possess
a Fire Service Instructor II certification and must be certified by
the commission in the applicable discipline.
(d) Guest instructors are not required to be certified
as instructors. A guest instructor is defined as an individual with
special knowledge, skill, and expertise in a specific subject area
who has the ability to enhance the effectiveness of the training.
Guest instructors shall teach under the endorsement of the lead instructor.
(e) In order to teach fire officer certification courses,
an individual who does not meet the requirements of subsection (a)
or (c) of this section, shall possess a minimum of a bachelor's degree
in management or its equivalent.
(f) In order to teach an instructor certification training
course for Fire Service Instructor I, an individual must hold one
of the following three qualifications:
(1) Hold a Fire Service Instructor II or higher; or
(2) A Bachelor's degree with the following:
(A) As a minimum, a minor in education; and
(B) Three years of teaching experience in a fire department,
department of a state agency, educational institution, or political
subdivision of the state, during which time the individual taught
a minimum of 200 class hours; or
(3) An Associate's degree with the following:
(A) twelve semester hours of education instructional
courses; and
(B) five years of teaching experience in a fire department,
department of a state agency, educational institution, or political
subdivision of the state, during which time the individual taught
a minimum of 400 class hours.
(g) In order to teach an instructor certification training
course for Fire Service Instructor II or III, an individual must hold
one of the following three qualifications:
(1) Hold a Fire Service Instructor III; or
(2) A Bachelor's degree with the following:
(A) As a minimum, a minor in education; and
(B) Three years of teaching experience in a fire department,
department of a state agency, educational institution, or political
subdivision of the state, during which time the individual taught
a minimum of 200 class hours; or
(3) An Associate's degree with the following:
(A) twelve semester hours of education instructional
courses; and
(B) five years of teaching experience in a fire department,
department of a state agency, educational institution, or political
subdivision of the state, during which time the individual taught
a minimum of 400 class hours.
(h) In order to teach a certification course for Basic
Wildland Fire Protection:
(1) The unit instructor must hold Basic Wildland Fire
Protection certification and a Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Instructor I certification.
(2) The lead instructor must hold Intermediate Wildland
Fire Protection certification and a Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Instructor I certification.
(3) The lead instructor must be present in any class
being taught.
(i) In order to teach a certification course for Intermediate
Wildland Fire Protection:
(1) The unit instructor must hold an Intermediate Wildland
Fire Protection certification and a Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Instructor I certification.
(2) The lead instructor must hold an Intermediate Wildland
Fire Protection certification and a Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Instructor I certification.
(3) The lead instructor must be present in any class
being taught.
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