Section 229.4 - Requirements for Training Activity Sponsors(a) A university, governmental agency, an association, a private business, or other entity may be approved by the Board, Board Chair, or a Lead Burn Instructor as a sponsor for a prescribed burn training activity. To be eligible to sponsor a CFT training activity, a sponsor must submit a written proposal to the Board, Board Chair, or a Lead Burn Instructor which includes a detailed list of the subjects to be covered and the planned activities.(b) Sponsors approved to conduct CFT activities must:(1) upon completion of the activity, submit a roster to the Department which contains, at a minimum: (A) the names of the certified and insured prescribed burn managers participating; and(B) the certificate number of the certified and insured prescribed burn managers participating;(2) ensure that the training hours awarded correspond proportionately to the net instruction time; and(3) distribute a certificate of completion and a completed PBB Form 607 on the date of the activity. A certificate of completion includes, but is not limited to: (A) the name of the sponsor;(B) the name of the lead burn instructor;(C) the lead burn instructor's phone number;(D) the date and name of the approved activity;(E) the name of the county in which the approved activity was held; and(F) the number of CFT hours and type of hours earned.(c) The Board may suspend or deny approval for any or all sponsored training courses if a sponsor fails to file a timely activity report, fails to provide the quality of activity required by the Board, or fails to comply with any other requirements for approval or that are a part of these rules.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.4
The provisions of this §229.4 adopted to be effective March 30, 2014, 39 TexReg 2281; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 38, September 21, 2018, TexReg 6242, eff. 9/24/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 20, May 19, 2023, TexReg 2570, eff. 5/25/2023