TITLE 37. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 344. EMPLOYMENT, CERTIFICATION, AND TRAINING
SUBCHAPTER
G.
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) adopts amendments to 37 TAC §344.804, Dual Certification, without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 16, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 2954). The rule will not be republished.
JUSTIFICATION
The amended §344.804 provides that: (1) an individual with an active certification as a juvenile supervision officer or juvenile probation officer who is seeking a dual certification is not required to retake previously completed mandatory training topics before taking the exam for the newly sought certification; and (2) the individual may not get credit for the hours of the previously taken topics toward the requirements for the additional certification unless they were taken within the prior 18 months.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
TJJD did not receive any public comments on the proposed rulemaking action.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The amended section is adopted under §221.002, Human Resources Code, which requires the board to adopt rules to govern juvenile boards, probation departments, probation officers, programs, and facilities.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on June 18, 2025.
TRD-202502054
Jana Jones
General Counsel
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Effective date: September 1, 2025
Proposal publication date: May 16, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 490-7278