(a) Generally. This subchapter contains the Texas Forensic Science Commission (Commission) rules adopted under Article 38.01 §4-a, Code of Criminal Procedure, that govern:
  (1) the Commission's forensic analyst licensing program; and
  (2) the licensing of an individual forensic analyst by the Commission.
(b) Licensing sequence. To be licensed by the Commission under this subchapter, a forensic analyst must first be employed by a crime laboratory accredited by the Commission with the exception of §651.210 or §651.211 of this subchapter.
(c) Source of evidence predicate. Under Article 38.01 §4-a(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, a person may not act or offer to act as a forensic analyst unless the person holds a Forensic Analyst License, effective January 1, 2019.

Source Note: The provisions of this §651.201 adopted to be effective May 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 3106