(a) Part-time fire protection employees may not:      
        (1) work more than 24 hours a week or average more than approximately 24 hours a week during a work cycle for any one fire department; or        
          (2) work more than 500 hours in a calendar year in fire suppression duties for any one fire department.          
            (b) Part-time fire protection employees may work on a temporary (fill-in) basis for a fire protection personnel who is absent from work due to vacation, illness, injury, or administrative leave.            
              (1) The hours worked in a temporary position shall not be counted when computing the hours worked in subsection (a)(1) of this section.              
                (2) If the hours worked in a temporary position are in fire suppression related duties, the hours worked shall be counted when computing the hours worked in subsection (a)(2) of this section.               
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §447.5 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10906.