# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.17: 37 TAC § 421.17. Requirement to Maintain Certification

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.17
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 421.17. Requirement to Maintain Certification
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS / Part 13 TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION / Chapter 421 STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION / 37 TAC § 421.17

## Text

(a) All full-time or part-time employees of a fire
 department or local government assigned duties identified as fire
 protection personnel duties must maintain certification by the commission
 in the discipline(s) to which they are assigned for the duration of
 their assignment.
(b) In order to maintain the certification required
 by this section, the certificate(s) of the employees must be renewed
 annually by complying with §437.5 of this title (relating to
 Renewal Fees) and Chapter 441 of this title (relating to Continuing
 Education) of the commission standards manual.
(c) Except for subsection (d) of this section, or upon
 determination by the Executive Director when special circumstances
 are presented, an individual whose certificate has been expired for
 greater than one year but no longer than five years, may renew their
 certification once they comply with the CE requirements for the period
 of time their certification was inactive, as outlines in 37 TAC, Chapter
 441, Continuing Education, and they pay all applicable certification
 renewal fees for the period of time that their certification was inactive,
 as required in 37 TAC, Chapter 437, Fees. Individuals whose certification
 has been expired longer than five years, may not renew the certificate
 previously held. To obtain a new certification, an individual must
 meet the requirements in Chapter 439 of this title (relating to Examinations
 for Certification).
(d) A military service member whose certificate has
 been expired for three years or longer may not renew the certificate
 previously held. To obtain a new certification, the person must meet
 the requirements in Chapter 439 of this title. In order to qualify
 for this provision, the individual must have been a military service
 member at the time the certificate expired and continued in that status
 for the duration of the three-year period.
(e) The commission will provide proof of current certification
 to individuals whose certification has been renewed.

## Nearby sections

- [37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.1 37 TAC § 421.1. Procedures for Meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T37_P13_C421_S421_1.md)
- [37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.3 37 TAC § 421.3. Minimum Standards Set by the Commission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T37_P13_C421_S421_3.md)
- [37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.5 37 TAC § 421.5. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T37_P13_C421_S421_5.md)
- [37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.9 37 TAC § 421.9. Designation of Fire Protection Duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T37_P13_C421_S421_9.md)
- [37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.11 37 TAC § 421.11. Requirement To Be Certified Within One Year](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T37_P13_C421_S421_11.md)
- [37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.13 37 TAC § 421.13. Individual Certificate Holders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T37_P13_C421_S421_13.md)
- [37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.15 37 TAC § 421.15. Extension of Training Period](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T37_P13_C421_S421_15.md)
- [37 Tex. Admin. Code § 421.17 37 TAC § 421.17. Requirement to Maintain Certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T37_P13_C421_S421_17.md)

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