(a) The following duties and responsibilities may be performed only by certified community activities officers, except as allowed by subsections (b) and (c) of this section:
  (1) supervising juveniles in a non-secure setting within a juvenile justice program; or
  (2) transporting juveniles in a non-secure setting within a juvenile justice program.
(b) An individual hired into a position requiring certification as a community activities officer who is not yet certified as a community activities officer may perform the duties under subsection (a) of this section only if the individual has:
  (1) not exceeded the deadline for submitting a certification application established by Chapter 344 of this title; and
  (2) completed at least 40 hours of training, which must include the topics listed in §344.626 of this title.
(c) The following individuals may perform the duties listed in subsection (a) of this section:
  (1) a certified juvenile probation officer; or
  (2) a certified juvenile supervision officer.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, an individual in a position requiring certification as a community activities officer may participate in the administration of intensive physical activity, as defined in Chapter 348 of this title, only if the individual has received training in adolescent development and behavior.
(e) Nothing in this chapter is intended to require professionals who are providing services in their professional capacity to obtain certification as a community activities officer. For purposes of this chapter, providing services in a professional capacity is not considered supervising juveniles.

Source Note: The provisions of this §341.402 adopted to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5684