(a) A Fire Marshal is defined as an individual designated to provide delivery, management, and/or administration of fire protection- and life safety-related codes and standards, investigations, education, and/or prevention services.     
      (b) All individuals holding a Fire Marshal certification shall be required to comply with the continuing education requirements in Chapter 441 of this title (relating to Continuing Education).     
      (c) Special temporary provision. Individuals are eligible to take the commission examination for Basic Fire Marshal by:      
        (1) holding as a minimum, Instructor I certification through the commission; and       
        (2) holding as a minimum, Fire Investigator certification through the commission; and       
        (3) holding as a minimum, Fire Inspector certification through the commission.       
      (d) All applications for testing during the special temporary provision period must be received no earlier than August 1, 2023, and no later than August 1, 2024.     
      (e) Subsections (c) and (d) of this section will expire on August 30, 2024.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §467.1 adopted to be effective April 23, 2023, 48 TexReg 2138