Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 438.042. Duties of Executive Commissioner

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt standards and procedures for the accreditation of education and training programs for persons employed in the food service industry.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt standards and procedures for the accreditation of education and training programs for recertification of persons employed in the food service industry who have previously completed a program accredited in accordance with this subchapter or have been certified by a local health jurisdiction and have completed training and testing requirements substantially similar to those required by this subchapter for program accreditation. The requirements for accreditation in Section 438.043 need not be met by an education or training program for recertification.