The Prescribed Burning Board has proposed revisions to the Texas Administrative Code, Chapters 225-229, related to the administration of the prescribed burn program and certification of prescribed and insured burn managers.  Those rules can be found on the Texas Register website.

Written comments may be submitted to David Kostroun at:
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 12847
Austin, Texas 78711

Comments must be received no later than October 13, 2013.

A list of current and proposed changes to the rules can be viewed below:

Current Rule	Proposed Rule
225.1 Definitions	225.1 Definitions
225.2 Information Requested by the Board	225.2 Categories of Certification
	225.3 Minimum Standards for Prescribed Burning
226.1 Minimum Requirements
226.2 Personnel Requirements	225.4 Duty to Report
226.3 Notification Requirements	225.5 Public Information Act
226.4 Insurance Requirements
	226.1 Application for Certification
226.5 Development of Written Prescribed Burn Plan	226.2 Term of Certification
226.6 Requirements for Certified Prescribed Burn Managers Conducting Burns During a County Burn Ban	226.3 Experience
227.1 Training	226.4 Training
227.2 Experience	226.5 Fees
227.3 Exceptions/Grandfathering of Prescribed Burn Managers	226.6 Renewal of Certification
227.4 Application; Fees	226.7 Reciprocity of Certification
227.5 Proof of Insurance
	227.1 Minimum Insurance Requirements
227.6 Categories of Certification	227.2 Limitations on Certain Categories of Certified and Insured Prescribed Burn Managers
227.7 Term of Certification	227.3 Continuing Fire Training Required
227.8 Reciprocity of Certification	227.4 Maintenance of Prescribed Burn Records
227.10 Recertification Requirements	228.1 Written Prescribed Burn Plan
227.11 Approved Continuing Education Activities	228.2 Notification Requirements Prior to Prescribed Burns
227.12 Board Approval, Assignment of Credits	228.3 Personnel Required to Conduct a Prescribed Burn
227.13 Eligibility Requirements for Continuing Education Units	228.4 Conducting Burns During a Burn Ban
227.14 Suspension; Denial of Approval	229.1 Eligible Continuing Fire Training Activities
227.15 Responsibilities of CEU Sponsors	229.2 Wildland Firefighting
227.16 Responsibilities of Certified Prescribed Burn Managers	229.3 Approval of Continuing Fire Training Activity
227.20 Records	229.4 Requirements for Training Activity Sponsors
228.1 Nature/Content of Training	229.5 Requirements for Lead Instructors
228.2 Training Requirements
228.3 Training Fees
228.4 Board Approval of Training
229.1 Minimum Requirements for Lead Instructors