(a) Instructor certifications and renewals for all Offender Education Programs are for two years. Absent any basis for action under §453.122 of this title (relating to Action Against an Applicant or Certification Holder) or §453.123 of this title (relating to Criminal History Standards), an Instructor applicant will be certified upon successful completion of the training workshop and any retesting, and the certification will expire two years later on the last day of the month in which certification was obtained. (b) To renew an Instructor's certification, the Instructor will be required to submit to the department, prior to the certification expiring, complete information, on a form prescribed by the department, demonstrating compliance with the teaching and continuing education requirements for the applicable Offender Education Program curriculum.   (1) Each Drug Offender Education Instructor must teach a minimum of four complete Drug Offender Education courses and attend at least one department-sponsored Drug Offender Education Instructor in-service during the Instructor's certification period, and each subsequent Instructor certification period. If substantial intervening changes are made to the Drug Offender Education curriculum, or significant updates are required to curriculum material, Instructors for Drug Offender Education shall attend any additional department-sponsored Drug Offender Education Instructor in-service or special meeting regarding which the department sends them notice. Instructors who are licensed chemical dependency counselors, licensed professional counselors, licensed psychologists, licensed psychiatrists, or licensed social workers may submit 20 hours of continuing education that is directly drug-related and approved by the department's Offender Education Group, in lieu of attending the in-service. A request for approval of these continuing education hours must be submitted to the department at least 30 days prior to the date of the Instructor's Drug Offender Education certification expiration. Continuing education hours obtained in a department-sponsored Drug Offender Education Instructor in-service may not be used to fulfill the continuing education requirement of another Offender Education certification.   (2) Each Alcohol Education Program for Minors Instructor shall teach a minimum of four complete Alcohol Education Program for Minors courses and attend at least one department-sponsored Alcohol Education Program for Minors Instructor in-service during the Instructor's certification period, and each subsequent Instructor certification period. If substantial intervening changes are made to the Alcohol Education Program for Minors curriculum, or significant updates are required to curriculum material, Instructors for Alcohol Education Program for Minors shall attend any additional department-sponsored Alcohol Education Program for Minors Instructor in-service or special meeting regarding which the department sends them notice. Instructors who are licensed chemical dependency counselors, licensed professional counselors, licensed psychologists, licensed psychiatrists, or licensed social workers may submit 20 hours of continuing education that is directly alcohol-related and approved by the department's Offender Education Group, in lieu of attending the in-service. A request for approval of these continuing education hours must be submitted to the department at least 30 days prior to the date of the Instructor's Alcohol Education Program for Minors certification expiration. Continuing education hours obtained in a department-sponsored Alcohol Education Program for Minors Instructor in-service may not be used to fulfill the continuing education requirement of another Offender Education certification.   (3) Each DWI Education Instructor shall teach a minimum of four complete DWI Education courses and attend at least one department-sponsored DWI Education Instructor in-service during the DWI Education Instructor's certification period, and each subsequent Instructor certification period. If substantial intervening changes are made to the DWI Education curriculum, or significant updates are required to curriculum material, Instructors for DWI Education shall attend any additional department-sponsored DWI Education Instructor in-service or special meeting regarding which the department sends them notice. Instructors who are licensed chemical dependency counselors, licensed professional counselors, licensed psychologists, licensed psychiatrists, or licensed social workers may submit 20 hours of continuing education that is directly alcohol-related and approved by the department's Offender Education Group, in lieu of attending the in-service. A request for approval of these continuing education hours must be submitted to the department at least 30 days prior to the date of the Instructor's DWI Education certification expiration. Continuing education hours obtained in a department-sponsored DWI Education Instructor in-service may not be used to fulfill the continuing education requirement of another Offender Education certification.   (4) Each DWI Intervention Instructor shall teach a minimum of two complete DWI Intervention courses and attend at least one department-sponsored DWI Intervention Instructor in-service during the Instructor's certification period, and each subsequent Instructor certification period. If substantial intervening changes are made to the DWI Intervention curriculum, or significant updates are required to curriculum material, Instructors for DWI Intervention shall attend any additional department-sponsored DWI Intervention Instructor in-service or special meeting regarding which the department sends them notice. Instructors who are licensed chemical dependency counselors, licensed professional counselors, licensed psychologists, licensed psychiatrists, or licensed social workers may submit 20 hours of continuing education that is directly alcohol-related and approved by the department's Offender Education Group, in lieu of attending the in-service. A request for approval of these continuing education hours must be submitted to the department at least 30 days prior to the date of the Instructor's DWI Intervention certification expiration. Team teaching, with no more than two certified instructors, may be counted towards the fulfillment of the teaching requirement. Continuing education hours obtained in a department-sponsored DWI Intervention Instructor in-service may not be used to fulfill the continuing education requirement of another Offender Education certification. (c) If an Instructor's certification expires prior to submission of a complete renewal application that demonstrates compliance with all renewal requirements, the Instructor must reapply and successfully complete the applicable initial Administrator/Instructor training workshop again to become certified to instruct for the applicable Offender Education Program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §453.105 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 4336