Guardianship Certification

Applicants are solely responsible for ensuring they know all information required to become certified, by ensuring to utilize all resources available to them (i.e., our website, rules, slideshows, any communications submitted to them by staff, etc.).

To be eligible for provisional certification, you must:

1. Satisfy the requirements of Sections 3.0 and 7.2 of the JBCC Rules;
2. Be at least 21 years of age;
3. Be a high school graduate or possess the GED equivalent; and
4. Meet all attestation requirements established in section 7.2 (b) (6-7) of the JBCC Rules.

To apply for provisional certification, once all eligibility requirements have been met, you must:

1. Submit the Application for Provisional Certification and pay the application fee. 
   • You must apply for certification via our online licensing and certification system.
   • Follow the prompts to create your JBCC profile. 
     • You 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.
     • Immediately after creating your profile, you will automatically be taken to the first page of the application for certification.
     • Please see the Fees section of this page for information on amounts due, acceptable forms of payment, etc. 
       • When 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.
2. Pass a state and national criminal history background check.
   • You must get fingerprinted using the JBCC service code for the Guardian Certification department so that we can obtain your background reports directly from DPS and the FBI.
     • Anything that doesn't have "TX-JBCC Guardianship Certification Program" on it will not be accepted.
     • You will receive the service code form via the automated email confirmation that is sent immediately after submitting your application for certification.
       • You must check your inbox (and spam folder) for this correspondence. 
     • You must upload a copy of your fingerprinting receipt to your online application for certification after you've completed the fingerprinting process. 

Fees