(a) An applicant must complete a training program in code enforcement from an educational institution accredited or licensed by the Texas Education Agency or Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b) The program shall include, but shall not be limited to, training in the following subjects:
  (1) zoning and zoning ordinance enforcement;
  (2) sign regulations;
  (3) home occupations;
  (4) housing codes and ordinances;
  (5) building abatement;
  (6) nuisance violations;
  (7) abandoned vehicles;
  (8) junk vehicles;
  (9) health ordinances;
  (10) basic processes of law related to code enforcement; and
  (11) principles and procedures to be followed when possessing or carrying a bite stick.
(c) The program shall consist of 36 classroom or laboratory hours. A classroom or laboratory hour shall constitute 50 minutes of actual classroom or laboratory time.

Source Note: The provisions of this §62.23 adopted to be effective November 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 4615; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5164