37 Tex. Admin. Code § 437.5 - Renewal Fees
(a) A non-refundable
annual renewal fee of $60 shall be assessed for each certified individual and
certified training facility. If an individual or certified training facility
holds more than one certificate, the commission may collect only one renewal
fee of $60, which will renew all certificates held by the individual or
certified training facility.
(b) A
regulated employing entity shall pay the renewal fee for each individual who is
required to possess certification as a condition of employment.
(c) If a person re-enters the fire service
whose certificate(s) has been expired for less than one year, the regulated
entity must pay all applicable renewal fee(s) and any applicable additional
fee(s). Upon payment of the required fees, the certificates previously held by
the individual, for which he or she continues to qualify, will be
renewed.
(d) If a person wishes to
renew a certificate(s) which has been expired less than one year and the
individual is not employed by a regulated employing entity as defined in
subsection (b) of this section, the individual must pay all applicable renewal
fee(s) and any applicable additional fee(s). Upon payment of the required
fee(s), the certificate(s) previously held by the individual, for whom he or
she continues to qualify, will be renewed.
(e) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an
individual from paying a renewal fee for any certificate which he or she is
qualified to hold, providing the certificate is not required as a condition of
employment.
(f) Certification
renewal information will be sent to all regulated employing entities and
individuals holding certification at least 60 days prior to October 31 of each
calendar year. Certification renewal information will be sent to certified
training facilities at least 60 days prior to February 1 of each calendar
year.
(g) If renewal payment is
submitted by mail, all certification renewal fees must be submitted with the
renewal invoice to the commission.
(h) All certification renewal fees must be
paid on or before the last day of the certification period (see subsection (i)
of this section) to avoid additional fee(s).
(i) The certification period shall be a
period not to exceed one year. The certification period for employees of
regulated employing entities and individuals holding certification is November
1 to October 31. The certification period of certified training facilities is
February 1 to January 31.
(j) All
certification renewal fees received from one to 30 days after the last day of
the certification period will cause the individual or entity responsible for
payment to be assessed a non-refundable late fee of $30 in addition to the
renewal fee for each individual or training provider for which a renewal fee
was due.
(k) All certification
renewal fees received more than 30 days after the last day of the certification
period will cause the individual or entity responsible for payment to be
assessed a non-refundable late fee of $60 in addition to the renewal fee for
each individual or training provider for which a renewal fee was due.
(l) In addition to any non-refundable late
fee(s) assessed for certification renewal, the commission may hold an informal
conference to determine if any further action(s) is to be taken.
(m) An individual or entity may petition the
commission for a waiver of the late fees required by this section if the
person's certificate expired because of the individual or regulated employing
entity's good faith clerical error or expired as a result of termination of the
person's employment where the person has been restored to employment through a
disciplinary procedure or a court action.
(1)
Applicants claiming good faith clerical error must submit a sworn statement
together with any supporting documentation that evidences the applicant's good
faith efforts to comply with commission renewal requirements and that failure
to comply was due to circumstances beyond the control of the
applicant.
(2) Applicants claiming
restoration to employment as a result of a disciplinary or court action must
submit a certified copy of the order restoring the applicant to
employment.
(n) An
individual, who is a military service member, or returning from activation to
military service, must notify the commission in writing if the individual
wishes to renew an expired certification. Provided other qualifications for
renewal are met, the individual will have any normally associated late fees
waived and will be required to pay a renewal fee of $60.
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