(a) To qualify for a jailer firearms certificate, an applicant must complete a course as approved by the commission, under Texas Occupations Code 1701.2561, be currently appointed as a jailer, and make application to the commission.     
      (b) Jailers carrying a firearm as part of their assigned duties must first obtain the jailer firearms certificate before carrying the firearm and must maintain current firearms qualifications as shown in §218.9.     
      (c) The effective date of this section is February 1, 2020.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §221.45 adopted to be effective February 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 773