(a) General provisions. Mold training providers must obtain approval of training courses and provide the names of approved instructors to the department in advance of the courses being offered except as provided under §78.64(b)(3)(A). Each application for course approval must be made on a separate application form.
(b) Application for course approval. An application must be submitted on a department-approved form or in a manner specified by the department. A complete application for training course approval shall include:
  (1) the training program provider's name, business address and telephone number;
  (2) the area of licensure and type of course (initial or continuing education) for which approval is being sought, including the course length in training hours;
  (3) a detailed outline of each course curriculum including the specific topics taught, the amount of time allotted to each topic, and the amount and type of hands-on training for each topic;
  (4) a description of the facilities and equipment available for lecture and hands-on training;
  (5) a copy of the course test blueprint (written documentation of the proportion of test questions devoted to each major topic in the course);
  (6) a copy of all course materials including student manuals, instructor notebooks, handouts, and other course-related materials in all languages taught;
  (7) the names of all course instructors; and
  (8) a description and example of the course completion certificates to be issued to students.
(c) Course completion certificates must have a unique certificate number and must include:
  (1) the training facility's name, address, and telephone number;
  (2) the printed name and signature of the course instructor;
  (3) the license number of the person who provided the training, if applicable;
  (4) the student's name;
  (5) a statement that the student successfully completed the course and the name and dates of the training course completed; and
  (6) the signature of the course director or the principal officer, owner, or chief executive officer of the training provider.
(d) Changes to training courses and certificates. An accredited training provider must receive department approval for changes to approved training courses, course completion certificates, or to any of the items listed in subsection (b). Accredited training providers must submit requests in writing and shall not offer training courses incorporating any changes until the department or the department's designee has granted approval.
(e) Instructor approval. Only qualified instructors who are approved by the training provider may provide instruction in courses required under this chapter, except that guest speakers are permitted to provide limited instruction as provided under subsection (f).
  (1) An accredited training provider shall:
    (A) fully document instructor qualifications;
    (B) approve and use for instruction of mold training courses only instructors who meet the qualifications in this subsection;
    (C) notify the department or the department's designee of its roster of approved instructors on a department-approved form or in a manner specified by the department before providing training courses;
    (D) notify the department or its designee of additions and deletions to its instructor roster in a manner specified by the department within 15 calendar days after the change of instructors;
    (E) ensure that instructors and guest speakers meet all qualifications for each area of licensure for which they are approved to provide instruction; and
    (F) provide documentation of instructor qualifications upon request by the department or its designee.
  (2) Instructor qualifications. An accredited mold training provider shall ensure that instructors are qualified in at least one of the following categories:
    (A) at least two years of actual hands-on experience in mold-related activities for the subject that the instructor will teach, and a high school diploma and completion of at least one teacher education course in vocational or industrial teaching; or
    (B) graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree or advanced degree in natural or physical sciences or a related field, with one year of hands-on experience in mold-related activities; or
    (C) at least three years teaching experience and completion of one or more teacher education courses in vocational or industrial teaching from an accredited two or four-year college, with one year of hands-on experience in mold-related activities; or
    (D) a vocational teacher with certification from the Texas Education Agency with one year of hands-on experience in mold-related activities.
  (3) Instructor training. Each instructor shall meet the training course requirements under §78.68 as appropriate for each area of licensure for which the instructor is approved to teach. Instructors are not required to be separately licensed or registered.
(f) Guest speakers. Training providers may utilize guest speakers to present training who have documentable and verifiable professional expertise on the subject about which they are speaking. Training providers are not required to obtain department approval for guest speakers but must maintain proof of each guest speaker's qualifications in accordance with this section and §78.74.

Source Note: The provisions of this §78.66 adopted to be effective November 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 4619