Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 229 - ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS › Section 229.6 - Continuing Approval

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The continuing
				approval of an educator preparation program (EPP) to recommend candidates for
				educator certification, which shall be reviewed pursuant to §
									228.10(b) of this
				title (relating to Approval Process), will be based upon the EPP's
				accreditation status and compliance with the State Board for Educator
				Certification (SBEC) rules regarding program-approval components specified in
				§
									228.10(a) of this
				title (relating to Approval Process).
(b) After a continuing approval review
				pursuant to §
									228.10(b) of this
				title, if the Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff finds that an EPP is in
				compliance with SBEC rules and/or Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 21, the
				TEA staff shall issue a proposed recommendation for SBEC to approve the renewal
				of an EPP. After a continuing approval review pursuant to §
									228.10(b) of this
				title or a complaint investigation pursuant to §
									228.70 of this title (relating to
				Complaints and Investigations Procedures), if the TEA staff finds that an EPP
				has failed to comply with SBEC rules and/or the TEC, Chapter 21, and the EPP
				does not obtain compliance within four months, the TEA staff shall recommend
				that the SBEC sanction the EPP. The TEA staff may recommend that the SBEC
				action include, but is not limited to, public reprimand, revocation of program
				approval, or the imposition of conditions upon continuing program
				approval.
(c) TEA staff shall
				provide notice of the proposed recommendation for SBEC action relating to the
				EPP's continuing approval to recommend candidates for educator certification in
				the manner provided by §
									229.7 of this title (relating to
				Informal Review of Texas Education Agency Recommendations), and an EPP shall be
				entitled to an informal review of the proposed recommendation, under the
				conditions and procedures set out in §
									229.7 of this title, prior to the
				submission of the recommendation for action to either the SBEC or the State
				Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). If the EPP fails to request an
				informal review in a timely manner, the proposed recommendation will become a
				final recommendation.
(d) Following
				the informal review, a final recommendation will be issued by the TEA staff.
				The final recommendation may include changes or additions to the proposed
				recommendation and such modifications are not subject to another informal
				review procedure.
(e) If the final
				recommendation proposes revocation of approval of an EPP to recommend
				candidates for educator certification, within 14 calendar days of receipt of
				the final recommendation, the EPP may agree in writing to accept the final
				revocation without further proceedings or may request that TEA staff schedule
				the matter for a hearing before an administrative law judge at the SOAH, as
				provided by §
									229.8 of this title (relating to
				Contested Cases for Accreditation Revocation).
(f) If the final recommendation does not
				propose revocation of approval of an EPP to recommend candidates for educator
				certification, the final recommendation will be submitted to SBEC for
				consideration and entry of a final order.