(a) If an individual with an inactive or expired certification is hired in a position requiring certification, the employing department or facility must request through TJJD's certification system that the individual's record be reactivated (if inactive) or restored (if expired). If the individual was most recently employed as a certified officer by a different department or facility, the employing department or facility must also request through TJJD's certification system that the individual's certification record be transferred.
(b) When a certification is reactivated or restored or a record is transferred, all criminal history checks set forth in Subchapter C of this chapter apply. The request for reactivation, restoration, or transfer must include verification that all required criminal history checks have been completed.
(c) When reactivating an inactive certification, the continuing education requirements set forth in §344.640 of this title apply.
  (1) All training received during the current certification period may be used to meet the continuing education requirements in §344.640 of this title.
  (2) The individual may receive credit for training received during a period of inactive certification. All rules in this chapter regarding relevance and documentation of the training apply.
(d) When an individual with an expired certification has his/her record restored, an application for a new certification must be submitted and all training requirements in §344.600(a) and (b) of this title apply.
  (1) For certifications that have been expired for less than six months when the application for certification is submitted, all eligible training received during the previous certification period may be used to meet the training requirements.
  (2) For certifications that have been expired for six months or more when the application for certification is submitted, all eligible training received within the 18 months prior to the date the application for certification is submitted to TJJD may be used to meet the training requirements.
(e) When an individual with an expired juvenile probation officer or juvenile supervision officer certification applies for the same type of certification six months or more after his/her certification expired, certification exam requirements in §344.700 of this title apply.

Source Note: The provisions of this §344.880 adopted to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5688