{"@id":"https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-514cae56-f66f-482a-8b27-edfe52858a1b","@type":"ceterms:License","@context":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/schema/context/json","ceterms:ctid":"ce-514cae56-f66f-482a-8b27-edfe52858a1b","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Certified Guardian"},"ceterms:ownedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-21c5abac-6661-48b7-b003-8280125b38de"],"ceterms:requires":[{"@type":"ceterms:ConditionProfile","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Licensure Requirements (General)"},"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"To apply for full guardianship certification, you must:\r\nSubmit the Application for Certification and pay the application fee. \r\nYou must apply for certification via our online licensing and certification system.\r\nFollow the prompts to create your JBCC profile. \r\nYou must use your full legal name (i.e., the name indicated on your government issued identification or driver's license). Preferred names are not permitted.\r\nImmediately after creating your profile, you will automatically be taken to the first page of the application for certification.\r\nPlease see the Fees section of this page for information on amounts due, acceptable forms of payment, etc. \r\nWhen paying the application fee, on the Credit Card page of the application, the payment portal vendor requires you to enter the billing address on file with the credit card company of the cardholder.\r\nUpload a copy of your job resume to your application.\r\nUpload a copy of your Guardianship Training Module course completion certificate. \r\nPass a state and national criminal history background check.\r\nYou must get fingerprinted using the JBCC service code for the Guardian Certification's department so that we can obtain your background reports directly from DPS and the FBI.\r\nAnything that doesn't have \"TX-JBCC Guardianship Certification Program\" on it will not be accepted.\r\nYou will receive the service code form via the automated email confirmation that is sent immediately after submitting your application for certification.\r\nYou must check your inbox (and spam folder) for this correspondence. \r\nYou must upload a copy of your fingerprinting receipt to your online application for certification after you've completed the fingerprinting process and before registering for the exam. \r\nPass the guardian certification written examination.\r\nNote: A passing score on the written examination is valid for 2 years. An applicant who does not become certified during that 2-year period must pass the written examination again.\r\nYou may take the exam four up to times.\r\nIf you are not successful after four attempts, you must petition to the JBCC for permission to take the exam a fifth, and final, time. Your petition must be submitted to guardians@txcourts.gov.\r\nAfter you have submitted your application for certification and uploaded your fingerprint receipt, you can register for the exam by logging into your online profile and clicking Apply for Exam on your profile's menu options.\r\nRefer to the Exam page of our website for additional information on exam registration procedures, exam fees, exam dates and deadlines, etc."}},{"@type":"ceterms:ConditionProfile","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Licensure Requirements (Information for Applicants with a Criminal History / Background)"},"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"Under Rule 3.5 (c) of the JBCC Rules, if you are enrolled or planning to enroll in an educational program that prepares a person for an initial certification or license or are planning to take an examination required by the Commission, and you have reason to believe that you may not be eligible due to a criminal history, you may submit a written request to the Commission to issue a criminal history evaluation letter regarding your eligibility. The request must also state the basis for your potential ineligibility.\n\nSee the website for more information."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.txcourts.gov/jbcc/guardianship-certification/initial-certification/criminal-history-information/"}],"ceterms:offeredBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-21c5abac-6661-48b7-b003-8280125b38de"],"ceterms:inLanguage":["en"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"Under section 155.012 of Texas Government Code, the following individuals must be certified by the Commission:\n\nAn individual who is a private professional guardian;\nAn individual who will provide those services to a ward of a private professional guardian on the guardian's behalf; \nAn individual, other than a volunteer, who will provide those services, or other services under Section 161.114, Human Resources Code, to a ward of a guardianship program or the Department of Aging and Disability Services on the program's or department's behalf.\nA person who at any time supervises direct providers of guardianship services must be certified, unless the person is exempt under Section 155.001(6) of the Government Code."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.txcourts.gov/jbcc/guardianship-certification/initial-certification/","ceterms:credentialStatusType":{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/CredentialStatus","ceterms:targetNode":"credentialStat:Active","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Credential Status"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Active"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Awards of the credential are ongoing."}}}