Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 13 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 437 - FEES › Section 437.5 - Renewal Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(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.