(a) To be eligible for certification as a juvenile probation officer or juvenile supervision officer, an individual must pass the certification exam required by TJJD.
(b) Before taking the exam, the individual must complete the training required in §344.620 or §344.622 of this title, as applicable.
(c) The department or facility employing the individual must either pay any required exam fee or require the individual to pay the fee.
(d) A score of 70% or higher is required to pass the exam.
(e) An individual is allowed three attempts to pass the exam, except as provided in subsections (f) and (g) of this section.
(f) An individual who has not passed the exam after three attempts may not take the exam again until:
  (1) 180 days have elapsed since the date the individual last took the exam; and
  (2) the individual has repeated the training topics required in §344.620 or §344.622 of this title after the date the individual last took the exam. Credit toward certification is granted only for the training hours in those topics that are completed after the date the individual last failed the exam.
(g) An individual who is dismissed from an exam for cheating or otherwise failing to follow exam rules provided by TJJD is not eligible to take the exam again or be certified. If an individual is dismissed for cheating or otherwise failing to follow exam rules provided by TJJD while taking the exam at a department or facility, the department or facility must notify TJJD's certification office in writing within one business day.
(h) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, the requirements of this subchapter apply to individuals who:
  (1) do not currently hold a certification as a juvenile probation officer and who begin employment as a juvenile probation officer on or after September 1, 2016; or
  (2) do not currently hold a certification as a juvenile supervision officer and who begin employment as a juvenile supervision officer on or after September 1, 2017.
(i) This subchapter does not apply to an individual whose certification has expired if less than six months has elapsed between the date of the expiration and the date the individual submits an application for the same certification.
(j) A department or facility that proctors the certification exam must ensure the proctor complies with TJJD's proctoring agreement.

Source Note: The provisions of this §344.700 adopted to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5688