A full-time fire protection employee of a nongovernmental entity that meets the requirements of the Texas Government Code, §419.085, is eligible for certification under the same rules as full-time fire protection personnel employed by local governments. Work experience at the nongovernmental department meeting the requirements for voluntary regulation shall be recognized toward certification.

Source Note: The provisions of this §495.5 adopted to be effective March 23, 1994, 19 TexReg 1681.