Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 15 - TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION › Chapter 651 - DNA, CODIS, FORENSIC ANALYSIS, AND CRIME LABORATORIES › Subchapter C - FORENSIC ANALYST LICENSING PROGRAM › Section 651.207 - Forensic Analyst and Forensic Technician Licensing Requirements, Including Initial License Term and Fee, Minimum Education and Coursework, General Forensic Examination, Proficiency Monitoring and Mandatory Legal and Professional Responsibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Issuance. The
				  Commission may issue an individual's Forensic Analyst License under this
				  section.
(b) Application. Before
				  being issued a Forensic Analyst or Forensic Technician License, an applicant
				  must:
(1) demonstrate that he or she meets the
				  definition of Forensic Analyst or Forensic Technician set forth in this
				  subchapter;
(2) complete and submit
				  to the Commission a current Forensic Analyst or Forensic Technician License
				  Application form;
(3) pay the
				  required fee(s) as applicable:
(A) Initial
				  Application fee of $220 for Analysts and $150 for Technicians for the
				  twenty-four months of the Initial License Term. If the Analyst or Technician's
				  Initial License Term under subsection (b) of this section exceeds twenty-four
				  months, the Analyst or Technician shall pay an additional prorated amount of
				  $8.33 per month (for Analysts) and $5.42 per month (for Technicians) for each
				  month exceeding two years. If the Analyst or Technician's Initial License Term
				  under subsection (b) of this section is less than twenty-four months, the
				  Analyst or Technician shall pay a prorated amount of $8.33 per month (for
				  Analysts) and $5.42 per month (for Technicians) for each month in the Initial
				  License Term;
(B) Temporary License
				  fee of $100;
(C) Provisional
				  License fee of $110 for Analysts and $75 for Technicians; An applicant who is
				  granted a provisional license and has paid the required fee will not be
				  required to pay an additional initial application fee if the provisional status
				  is removed within one year of the date the provisional license is
				  granted;
(D) License Reinstatement
				  fee of $220;
(E)
De
				  Minimis
License fee of $200 per ten (10) licenses;
(F) Uncommon Forensic Analysis License fee of
				  $200 per ten (10) licenses; and/or
(G) Special Exam Fee of $50 for General
				  Forensic Analyst Licensing Exam, required only if testing beyond the three
				  initial attempts or voluntarily taking the exam under the Unaccredited Forensic
				  Discipline Exception described in subsection (g)(5)(C) of this
				  section;
(4) provide
				  accurate and current address and employment information to the Commission and
				  update the Commission within five (5) business days of any change in address or
				  change of employment. Licensees are required to provide a home address, email
				  address, and employer name and address on an application for a license;
				  and
(5) provide documentation that
				  he or she has satisfied all applicable requirements set forth under this
				  section.