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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - TYPES AND CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED › Section 230.39 - Enhanced Standard Certificates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General provisions.
(1) Certificate classes. An enhanced standard
				  certificate may be issued for the teacher class of certificate.
(2) Requirement to hold an enhanced standard
				  certificate. A candidate who has completed a residency in accordance with
				  §228.65 of this title (relating to Residency) must hold an enhanced
				  standard certificate to be employed by a school district to teach the majority
				  of the instructional day in an academic instructional setting and to evaluate
				  student achievement and assign grades.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - TYPES AND CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED › Section 230.41 - Visiting International Teacher Certificates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For purposes of this subsection, Visiting
				  International Teacher Program is defined as a J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program
				  officially approved by the United States Department of State.
(b) The visiting international teacher
				  certificate will be issued to an individual who meets the conditions and
				  requirements specified in this subsection. The individual must:
(1) meet appropriate requirements prescribed
				  in §230.11(b)(1) - (4) of this title (relating to General
				  Requirements);
(2) be recommended
				  for certification by a school district participating in a Visiting
				  International Teacher Program;
(3)
				  hold valid teaching credentials from the country of origin based, at a minimum,
				  on the equivalent of a bachelor's degree issued by an institution of higher
				  education in the United States accredited or otherwise approved by an
				  accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
				  Board or by the U.S. Department of Education;
(4) demonstrate English language proficiency
				  and subject matter competence in subject area(s) taught, as verified by the
				  Visiting International Teacher Program sponsor and the employing school
				  district;
(5) have criminal
				  activity clearance from country of origin;
(6) pay appropriate fee prescribed by §
											230.101
				  of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees for Certification Services);
				  and
(7) submit fingerprints in
				  accordance with §
											232.35(c)
				  of this title (relating to Submission of Required Information) and the Texas
				  Education Code, §
											22.0831.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - EDUCATIONAL AIDE CERTIFICATE › Section 230.51 - Policy

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An individual employed in a Texas school district as an
					 educational aide must be certified according to requirements established by the
					 State Board for Educator Certification.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - EDUCATIONAL AIDE CERTIFICATE › Section 230.53 - Procedures in General

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) School district
				  administrators have the authority and responsibility to determine the number of
				  educational aides and level of job performance desired for the operation of the
				  school district. The school district administrator is responsible for preparing
				  accurate job descriptions for each assignment, classifying each assignment, and
				  filling these assignments with individuals certified according to this
				  subchapter.
(b) An appropriate
				  educational aide certificate shall be issued to a qualified individual who is
				  recommended by the employing superintendent or his or her designee and who
				  meets the requirements of this subchapter. The school district shall submit a
				  completed application and recommendation for an educational aide certificate to
				  Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff. The applicant shall pay the designated
				  fee.
(c) The applicant for an
				  educational aide certificate must be able to communicate, listen, read, write,
				  and comprehend the English language sufficiently to use it easily and readily
				  in daily communication as determined by the employing school
				  district.
(d) An individual with
				  experience in other states must have that experience verified on a teacher
				  service record when he or she is employed in a Texas school district.
(e) An applicant for an educational aide
				  certificate is subject to the provisions in §
										230.11(b)(1)-(4)
				   of this title (relating to General
				  Requirements).
(f) An individual
				  who holds a valid Texas classroom teaching certificate may serve as an
				  educational aide without obtaining an educational aide certificate.
(g) An individual seeking a higher level of
				  educational aide certificate must submit a completed online application and
				  payment and be recommended for issuance at the higher level by the employing
				  school district.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - EDUCATIONAL AIDE CERTIFICATE › Section 230.55 - Certification Requirements for Educational Aide I

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An applicant for an Educational Aide I certificate shall
					 meet the requirements in either paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section or
					 paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section as follows:
(1) hold a high school diploma, the
				  equivalent of a high school diploma, or higher; and
(2) have experience working with students or
				  parents as approved by the employing superintendent. Experience may be work in
				  church-related schools, day camps, youth groups, private schools, licensed
				  daycare centers, or similar experience; or
(3) be a high school student 18 years of age
				  or older; and
(4) have a final
				  grade of 70 or better in two or more education and training courses specified
				  in Chapter 127, Subchapter G, of Part 2 of this title (relating to Education
				  and Training) for three or more credits verified in writing by the
				  superintendent of the district in which the credits were earned. The education
				  and training courses must include:
(A) Human
				  Growth and Development, as described in §127.311 of Part 2 of this title
				  (relating to Human Growth and Development (One Credit), Adopted 2015);
				  or
(B) Child Development, as
				  described in §127.317 of Part 2 of this title (relating to Child
				  Development (One Credit), Adopted 2021); or
(C) Child Guidance, as described in
				  §127.318 of Part 2 of this title (relating to Child Guidance (Two
				  Credits), Adopted 2021); or
(D)
				  Practicum in Early Learning, as described in §127.320 of Part 2 of this
				  title (relating to Practicum in Early Learning (Two Credits), Adopted 2021);
				  or
(E) Human Growth and
				  Development, as described in §127.323 of Part 2 of this title (relating to
				  Human Growth and Development (One Credit), Adopted 2021); or
(F) Communication and Technology in
				  Education, as described in §127.324 of Part 2 of this title (relating to
				  Communication and Technology in Education (One Credit), Adopted 2021);
				  or
(G) Instructional Practices, as
				  described in §127.325 of Part 2 of this title (relating to Instructional
				  Practices (Two Credits), Adopted 2021); or
(H) Practicum in Education and Training, as
				  described in §127.326 of Part 2 of this title (relating to Practicum in
				  Education and Training (Two Credits), Adopted 2021).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - EDUCATIONAL AIDE CERTIFICATE › Section 230.57 - Certification Requirements for Educational Aide II

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An applicant for an educational aide II certificate
					 shall:
(1) hold a high school diploma,
				  the equivalent of a high school diploma, or higher;
(2) have satisfied one of the following
				  requirements:
(A) have two creditable years
				  of experience, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of this title
				  (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service), as an
				  educational aide I;
(B) have
				  completed a minimum of 15 semester credit hours of college credit with some
				  emphasis on child growth and development or related subject areas; or
(C) have demonstrated proficiency in a
				  specialized skill area as determined by the school district; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - EDUCATIONAL AIDE CERTIFICATE › Section 230.59 - Certification Requirements for Educational Aide III

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An applicant for an educational aide III certificate
					 shall:
(1) hold a high school diploma,
				  the equivalent of a high school diploma, or higher;
(2) have satisfied one of the following
				  requirements:
(A) have three creditable years
				  of experience, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of this title
				  (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service), as either an
				  educational aide I or II; or
(B)
				  have completed 30 semester credit hours of college credit with some emphasis on
				  child growth and development or related subject areas; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - EDUCATIONAL AIDE CERTIFICATE › Section 230.61 - Role Descriptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
School districts shall use the following guidelines to
					 assign educational aides.
(1)
				  Educational Aide I: performs routine tasks under the direction and supervision
				  of a certified teacher or teaching team; releases the teacher from routine
				  tasks and participates in selecting, planning, organizing, and evaluating;
				  helps the teacher with clerical operations; helps the teacher supervise
				  students in routine movement from one recreational activity to another; helps
				  supervise the playground, bus, and lunchroom; helps the teacher prepare and use
				  instructional media; duplicates instructional materials for teachers; performs
				  classroom clerical operations under the supervision of a certified teacher; or
				  performs equivalent activities determined by the local school
				  district.
(2) Educational Aide II:
				  performs tasks under the general supervision of a certified teacher or teaching
				  team; releases the teacher from routine tasks and participates in selecting,
				  planning, organizing, and evaluating; helps the teacher prepare and use
				  instructional materials; conducts drills and exercises as directed by the
				  teacher; helps administer and score objective measurement instruments; helps
				  the teacher work with individual students and groups; duplicates materials;
				  records grades and attendance; prepares instructional materials, including
				  displays and mockups; assists with play area activities; helps operate and use
				  educational media; assists with testing routines; works with individual
				  students in drills and exercises; conducts group drills and exercises; assists
				  students with programmed or precise units of instruction; or performs
				  equivalent activities determined by the local school district.
(3) Educational Aide III: performs and
				  assumes responsibility for tasks under the general guidance of a certified
				  teacher or teaching team; releases the teacher from routine tasks and
				  participates in selecting, planning, organizing, and evaluating; helps the
				  teacher implement methodology and use instructional media to yield an
				  educational environment for all students; assists the teacher with
				  instructional activities; works with individuals or groups of students in a
				  variety of educational experiences; relieves the teacher of selected exercises
				  and instructional drills with students; or performs equivalent activities
				  determined by the local school district.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - EDUCATIONAL AIDE CERTIFICATE › Section 230.63 - Validity Period of Educational Aide Certificates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Educational aide certificates issued
				  prior to September 1, 2017, are valid for five years and are not eligible for
				  renewal.
(b) Educational aide
				  certificates issued after August 31, 2017, are valid for two years and are not
				  eligible for renewal.
(c) Effective
				  September 1, 2017, individuals seeking to transfer from one level of
				  educational aide certificate to another level are not required to renew expired
				  educational aide certificates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter E - EDUCATIONAL AIDE CERTIFICATE › Section 230.65 - Requirements for Reissuance of Educational Aide Certificates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective September 1, 2017, educational
				  aide certificates will expire at the end of their validity period and are not
				  subject to renewal.
(b) To be
				  eligible for reissuance of an educational aide certificate following the
				  expiration of an educational aide certificate, a candidate shall submit a new
				  online application and payment and be recommended by the employing school
				  district.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - PERMITS › Section 230.71 - General Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance
				  with the provisions of this subchapter, emergency permits are issued under the
				  authority of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC).
(b) Effective with the 2017-2018 school year,
				  an emergency permit will limit an individual to one year of service and no
				  renewal will be allowed.
(c) The
				  one-year limitation on permits referenced in subsection (b) of this section
				  does not apply to individuals serving in the position of Junior Reserve Officer
				  Training Corps (JROTC) instructor or teachers of students with visual
				  impairments. As indicated in §
										230.77(g)(4)(B)
				  of this title (relating to Specific Requirements for Initial Emergency
				  Permits), emergency permits for JROTC instructors must be reissued every year.
				  Emergency permits for visual impairments referenced in §
										230.77(f)(2)(B)
				  of this title may be renewed a maximum of two years.
(d) Under this subchapter, a superintendent
				  or his or her designee who cannot secure an appropriately certified and
				  qualified individual to fill a vacant position may activate an emergency permit
				  for an individual who does not have one of the appropriate credentials required
				  for the assignment as specified in Chapter 231 of this title (relating to
				  Requirements for Public School Personnel Assignments). The superintendent or
				  his or her designee must:
(1) document
				  locally the efforts the school district or open-enrollment charter school has
				  taken to employ an appropriately certified individual in the position for which
				  an emergency permit is activated;
(2) apply for an emergency permit when a
				  vacant position is filled with an uncertified or inappropriately certified
				  individual who will serve as the teacher of record or will serve in the
				  assignment for more than 30 consecutive instructional days. The application
				  must be submitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) within 45 instructional
				  days of the date of assignment;
(3)
				  verify that the school district or open-enrollment charter school maintains a
				  support system, has assigned a trained mentor, and will provide release time as
				  needed to assist the individual serving on an emergency permit. (A school
				  district shall not be required to provide a mentor for a degreed, certified
				  teacher assigned on an emergency permit if the teacher has one or more
				  creditable years experience within the school district, as defined in Chapter
				  153, Subchapter CC, of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on
				  Creditable Years of Service)); and
(4) verify that the individual for whom the
				  emergency permit is activated has been advised of the SBEC rules regarding
				  permits and permit renewal requirements in this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - PERMITS › Section 230.73 - Validity of Emergency Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  validity date of an emergency permit activated and authorized under this
				  subchapter is specified in §
										230.97
				  of this title (relating to Effective Dates of Certificates and Permit
				  Issuance).
(b) An emergency permit
				  is valid for the remainder of the school year for which it is activated and
				  authorized by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The emergency
				  permit must be submitted to the Texas Education Agency staff within 45
				  instructional days from the date of assignment.
(c) An emergency permit authorized by the
				  SBEC is valid for service only in the requesting school district and only for
				  the assignments indicated on the emergency permit application.
(d) Effective with the 2017-2018 school year,
				  the employment of an individual on an emergency permit, with the exception of
				  the assignment as a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor or a
				  teacher of students with visual impairments, may not exceed one school year in
				  the same assignment.
(e) Prior to
				  the 2017-2018 school year, the individual may serve in a specific assignment no
				  more than one additional school year beyond the initial emergency permit. To
				  continue beyond the initial emergency permit year, the individual must comply
				  with the renewal provisions specified in §
										230.81
				  of this title (relating to Renewal Requirements and Procedures).
(f) Effective with the 2017-2018 school year,
				  renewal provisions specified in §
										230.81
				  of this title will no longer apply for emergency permits, with the exception of
				  teachers of students with visual impairments.
(g) Effective with the 2017-2018 school year,
				  to continue employment in the assignment beyond the validity of the initial
				  emergency permit, the individual must hold the appropriate certificate, in
				  accordance with Chapter 231 of this title (relating to Requirements for Public
				  School Personnel Assignments). An individual may not serve as a classroom
				  teacher of record in the Texas school district for more than three school years
				  without obtaining initial, standard certification.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - PERMITS › Section 230.75 - General Eligibility Requirements for Emergency Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An individual for whom an emergency permit is activated
					 must meet the following criteria.
(1)
				  The individual must hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited
				  institution of higher education.
(A) For a
				  career and technical education assignment requiring certification based on both
				  an associate's or more advanced degree and experience in an occupational area
				  to be taught, such as health science technology education or health science, or
				  a bachelor's degree or higher and experience in the occupational area to be
				  taught such as marketing education, the individual must have completed the
				  degree requirement and have specified work experience.
(B) For a trade and industrial education
				  assignment, the individual must have specified work experience in lieu of a
				  bachelor's degree.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - PERMITS › Section 230.77 - Specific Requirements for Initial Emergency Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General provisions. An individual for
				  whom an emergency permit is activated must:
(1) have completed the appropriate semester
				  credit hours or equivalent contact hours required for the emergency permit
				  sought as specified in this section, or, for a degreed, certified teacher, have
				  passed the appropriate content specialization portions of the appropriate
				  certification examination required for the target certificate; and
(2) have satisfied the appropriate experience
				  requirement specified in this section for the emergency permit
				  sought.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - PERMITS › Section 230.79 - Procedures for Activation of Initial Emergency Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For all assignments (except career and
				  technical education assignments based on skill and experience). The employing
				  superintendent or his or her designee or authorized representative must verify
				  the individual's eligibility for the emergency permit as described in §
										230.75
				  of this title (relating to General Eligibility Requirements for Emergency
				  Permits) and §
										230.77
				  of this title (relating to Specific Requirements for Initial Emergency Permits)
				  and submit online to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff the following
				  information within 45 instructional days of assignment:
(1) a completed online emergency permit
				  application;
(2) one of the
				  following:
(A) a certification plan from an
				  approved Texas educator preparation program (EPP) verifying that the individual
				  meets the grade point average requirement for admission to the EPP and a
				  listing of the preparation, student teaching/internship, and/or assessment
				  activities required to obtain certification in the assignment for which the
				  emergency permit application has been submitted; or
(B) verification of registration for the next
				  available and practicable administration of the appropriate content area
				  certification examination(s) for an individual who:
(i) holds a bachelor's degree or higher from
				  an accredited institution of higher education;
(ii) is already certified in another
				  classroom teaching content area; and
(iii) is placed in an assignment requiring a
				  different classroom teaching certificate; and
(3) the appropriate fee (payable by the
				  school district).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - PERMITS › Section 230.81 - Renewal Requirements and Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
General provisions.
(1) The employing superintendent or his or
				  her designee or authorized representative of a school district may renew an
				  emergency permit for the same assignment in the same school district for which
				  the initial emergency permit was activated.
(2) No individual may continue in the same
				  assignment for more than one school year of service on an emergency permit,
				  except as provided in paragraph (4) of this section.
(3) The total of semester credit hours or the
				  equivalent contact hours required to obtain certification appropriate for the
				  assignment shall determine the number of emergency permit renewals for which
				  the individual may be eligible. The following schedule shall determine
				  eligibility for emergency permit renewal.
(A)
				  For six semester credit hours or less plus appropriate examination
				  requirements, an individual is not eligible for renewal.
(B) For seven semester credit hours or more
				  plus appropriate examination requirements, an individual is eligible for one
				  renewal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - PERMITS › Section 230.83 - Nonrenewable Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  superintendent or his or her designee of a school district may activate a
				  nonrenewable permit for an individual who has not completed the appropriate
				  examination requirements specified in §
										230.21 of
				  this title (relating to Educator Assessment).
(b) A nonrenewable permit may be activated
				  for an individual in one or more of the following categories:
(1) an individual who has completed all
				  course and degree requirements of a Texas educator preparation program
				  specified in this chapter except for successful completion of all appropriate
				  examination requirements. Nonrenewable permits activated for individuals in
				  this category expire 12 months from the date of activation; or
(2) an individual who holds a Texas teacher
				  certificate with an effective date before February 1, 1986, but has not
				  revalidated the certificate for employment purposes by passing an examination
				  specified in this chapter. The individual must not have been employed in a
				  Texas school district since the start of the 1985-1986 school year. A
				  nonrenewable permit activated for an individual in this category expires six
				  months from the date of activation or at the end of the school year, whichever
				  is less; or
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - PERMITS › Section 230.85 - Emergency Certificates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The permits contained in this subchapter fulfill the
					 provision stated in the Texas Education Code, §
										21.041(b)(2),
					 concerning emergency certificates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.91 - Procedures in General

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The State Board
				  for Educator Certification (SBEC), in compliance with SBEC rules, shall issue
				  appropriate certificates to qualified individuals who meet all requirements.
(1) The certificate shall identify the name
				  of the holder, the class, grade levels, subject areas, and validity periods of
				  all certificates issued, and reflect, if applicable, disciplinary history taken
				  by the SBEC.
(2) A certificate that
				  is issued shall be maintained in a printable format on the Texas Education
				  Agency (TEA) website on behalf of the SBEC.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.93 - Candidates of Approved Educator Preparation Programs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An appropriate certificate may be issued to a candidate who
					 completes all requirements of a State Board for Educator Certification-approved
					 educator preparation program (EPP). The candidate must complete the appropriate
					 application and pay the designated fee. The certification officer representing
					 the approved EPP shall submit to the Texas Education Agency staff a
					 recommendation for the issuance of the appropriate certificate, not earlier
					 than the date on which all requirements were completed, and by the
					 recommendation deadlines for issuance of the certificate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.97 - Effective Dates of Certificates and Permit Issuance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Issuance date of a certificate.
(1) The date of issuance shall not precede
				  the date all certification requirements are completed.
(2) The issuance date of a certificate
				  recommended by an approved educator preparation program (EPP) shall be the date
				  the recommending EPP verifies that the applicant has satisfied all
				  certification requirements.
(3) A
				  certificate shall not become effective more than 60 calendar days before the
				  Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff receives the application and may not precede
				  the date all certification, degree, and examination requirements are
				  completed.
(4) A certificate shall
				  be valid for the entire month in which it is issued.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.99 - Fees for Certification Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  fees for certification services shall be based on a study conducted
				  periodically by the State Board for Educator Certification of the actual costs
				  of the services.
(b) The fees for
				  authorizing a permit shall be paid by the requesting school district.
(c) The certificate of an applicant who does
				  not pay the applicable certification fee, either by failing to remit full
				  payment or by sending a check that is dishonored, shall be placed on inactive
				  status if the applicant does not pay the full certification fee and any related
				  processing fees within 60 calendar days from the date the notice of payment
				  deficiency is sent to the applicant. The inactive status of a certificate will
				  render the certificate holder ineligible for employment in a Texas school
				  district. A certificate placed on inactive status in accordance with the
				  provisions of this subsection will be returned to active status upon receipt of
				  full payment of all applicable fees, unless the term of the certificate has
				  already expired.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.101 - Schedule of Fees for Certification Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant for a certificate or a
				  school district requesting a permit shall pay the applicable fee from the
				  following list.
(1) Educational aide
				  certificate:
(A) prior to September 1,
				  2017--$30; and
(B) after August
				  31, 2017--$15.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.101 - Schedule of Fees for Certification Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant for a certificate or a
				  school district requesting a permit shall pay the applicable fee from the
				  following list.
(1) Educational aide
				  certificate:
(A) prior to September 1,
				  2017--$30; and
(B) after August 31,
				  2017--$15.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.103 - E-Pay Supplemental Fee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An applicant for a certificate or a school district
					 requesting a permit shall pay a supplemental fee in addition to the fees
					 outlined in §
										230.101
					 of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees for Certification Services), for
					 the purpose of recovering the costs of the state electronic Internet
					 portal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.104 - Correcting a Certificate or Permit Issued in Error

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If a certificate or permit is issued with
				  an incorrect grade level, subject area, or effective date, the recommending
				  entity may request a correction of the certificate or permit by submitting a
				  written request to Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff and a fee equivalent to
				  the fee for the original certificate or permit. The entity must provide
				  sufficient justification for the correction.
(b) The request to amend or correct an intern
				  or probationary certificate and the appropriate fee must be submitted to the
				  TEA no later than six weeks from the date of issuance of the certificate or, in
				  the case of a change of assignment, no later than six weeks from the date of
				  the change. Within seven days, the educator must notify the recommending
				  educator preparation program of any change in assignment that may affect the
				  certification category required by the assignment according to the provisions
				  of Chapter 231 of this title (relating to Requirements for Public School
				  Personnel Assignments).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.105 - Issuance of Additional Certificates Based on Examination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A teacher who holds a valid provisional, professional, or
					 standard classroom teaching certificate or a valid temporary classroom teaching
					 certificate issued under the provisions of Subchapter H of this chapter
					 (relating to Texas Educator Certificates Based on Certification and College
					 Credentials from Other States or Territories of the United States), or Chapter
					 245 of this title (relating to Certification of Educators from Other
					 Countries), and a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution of
					 higher education may qualify for an additional teaching field or certification
					 to teach at another level by passing the appropriate certification
					 examination(s) for that subject. The teacher must submit the application to add
					 certification based on an examination during the time the certificate is
					 allowed to be issued by the State Board for Educator Certification. The
					 application for the additional certification must be submitted during the
					 validity period of the appropriate Texas classroom teaching certificate. If a
					 teacher holds multiple teaching certificates, all teaching certificates must be
					 active before adding certification by examination. The rule shall not be used
					 to qualify a classroom teacher for:
(1) initial certification;
(2) the Teacher of Students with Visual
				  Impairments Supplemental: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate;
(3) the Early Childhood:
				  Prekindergarten-Grade 3 certificate;
(4) another class of certificate, as listed
				  in Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Types and Classes of Certificates
				  Issued); or
(5) certification for
				  which no certification examination has been developed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.105 - Issuance of Additional Certificates Based on Examination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A teacher who holds a valid provisional, professional,
					 standard, or enhanced standard classroom teaching certificate or a valid
					 temporary classroom teaching certificate issued under the provisions of
					 Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Texas Educator Certificates Based on
					 Certification and College Credentials from Other States or Territories of the
					 United States), or Chapter 245 of this title (relating to Certification of
					 Educators from Other Countries), and a bachelor's degree or higher from an
					 accredited institution of higher education may qualify for an additional
					 teaching field or certification to teach at another level by passing the
					 appropriate certification examination(s) for that subject. The teacher must
					 submit the application to add certification based on an examination during the
					 time the certificate is allowed to be issued by the State Board for Educator
					 Certification. The application for the additional certification must be
					 submitted during the validity period of the appropriate Texas classroom
					 teaching certificate. If a teacher holds multiple teaching certificates, all
					 teaching certificates must be active before adding certification by
					 examination. The rule shall not be used to qualify a classroom teacher
					 for:
(1) initial
				  certification;
(2) the Teacher of
				  Students with Visual Impairments Supplemental: Early Childhood-Grade 12
				  certificate;
(3) the Early
				  Childhood: Prekindergarten-Grade 3 certificate;
(4) the Deafblind Supplemental: Early
				  Childhood-Grade 12 certificate;
(5)
				  another class of certificate, as listed in Subchapter D of this chapter
				  (relating to Types and Classes of Certificates Issued); or
(6) certification for which no certification
				  examination has been developed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES › Section 230.107 - Requests to Relinquish a Texas Certificate

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An individual who holds a valid provisional, professional,
					 or standard certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter may request
					 removal of a certificate area(s) he or she no longer wishes to hold.
(1) The request to relinquish a certificate
				  must be:
(A) submitted by the certificate
				  holder in writing by mail, personal delivery, facsimile, email, or an
				  electronic notification;
(B)
				  identify the specific certificate area(s) to be removed from the official
				  record of certification; and
(C)
				  include a statement acknowledging his or her understanding that once the
				  certificate area(s) have been removed, they cannot be reinstated.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - TEXAS EDUCATOR CERTIFICATES BASED ON CERTIFICATION AND COLLEGE CREDENTIALS FROM OTHER STATES OR TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 230.111 - General Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A Texas educator
				  certificate may be issued to an individual who holds a college degree and an
				  acceptable certificate or credential issued by the authorized licensing agency
				  in another state or territory of the United States and who meets appropriate
				  requirements specified in §
										230.11 of
				  this title (relating to General Requirements) and elsewhere in this
				  subchapter.
(b) The degree held by
				  an applicant from another state or territory of the United States must be
				  equivalent to at least a bachelor's degree or higher issued by an accredited
				  institution of higher education.
(c) The certificate or other credential
				  issued by the authorized licensing agency in another state or territory of the
				  United States may not be a temporary permit, a credential issued by a city or
				  school district, or a certificate for which academic or other program
				  deficiencies are indicated. Specific examination or renewal requirements shall
				  not be considered academic deficiencies.
(d) A statement or approval letter issued by
				  the authorized licensing agency in another state or territory of the United
				  States specifying eligibility for full certification upon employment or
				  completion of specified examination requirements shall have the same standing
				  as a certificate.
(e) The
				  certificate and areas of certification issued by the authorized licensing
				  agency in another state or territory of the United States must be equivalent to
				  a certificate or grade level that is within the early childhood-Grade 12 level
				  and approved by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Based on the
				  certificates submitted with the application for review of credentials, the
				  Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff shall identify the certification areas for
				  which the applicant qualifies in Texas. The certificate(s) for which the
				  applicant qualifies may be issued by the TEA staff under the authority of the
				  SBEC.
(f) If a Texas examination or
				  certification is scheduled to be eliminated, an individual requesting
				  certification and examination comparability must ensure that the application
				  and all review documentation, including examination scores, are received by TEA
				  staff 60 calendar days before the application submission deadline for the
				  examination and/or certification sought.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - TEXAS EDUCATOR CERTIFICATES BASED ON CERTIFICATION AND COLLEGE CREDENTIALS FROM OTHER STATES OR TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 230.113 - Requirements for Texas Certificates Based on Certification from Other States or Territories of the United States

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  applicant for a standard Texas certificate based on a certificate issued in
				  accordance with §
										230.111 of
				  this title (relating to General Provisions) must:
(1) pass the appropriate examination
				  requirements prescribed in the Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.048(a), and
				  §
											230.21 of
				  this title (relating to Educator Assessment);
(2) achieve an acceptable level of
				  performance on an examination(s) that has been determined to be similar to and
				  at least as rigorous as that prescribed in the TEC, §
											21.048(a),
				  and §
											230.21 of
				  this title that was administered to the applicant under the authority of
				  another state or territory of the United States. The applicant shall verify in
				  a manner determined by the Texas Education Agency staff the level of
				  performance on acceptable examinations administered under the authority of
				  another state or territory of the United States; or
(3) qualify for an exemption from required
				  Texas examinations through provisions in §152.1001 of Part 2 of this title
				  (relating to Exceptions to Examination Requirements for Individuals Certified
				  Outside the State).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - TEXAS EDUCATOR CERTIFICATES BASED ON CERTIFICATION AND COLLEGE CREDENTIALS FROM OTHER STATES OR TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 230.115 - Requests for Evaluation of College Credentials

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A request to evaluate an applicant's
				  credentials for areas of certification that are not identified on the
				  certificate issued in accordance with §
										230.111 of
				  this title (relating to General Provisions) must be directed to an approved
				  Texas educator preparation program (EPP). The appropriate Texas certificate
				  will be issued upon recommendation by the EPP.
(b) An individual who does not hold a
				  certificate issued in accordance with §
										230.111 of
				  this title must have his or her credentials evaluated through an approved Texas
				  EPP and be recommended by the EPP for certification.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION › Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - TEXAS EDUCATOR CERTIFICATES BASED ON CERTIFICATION AND COLLEGE CREDENTIALS FROM OTHER STATES OR TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES › Section 230.117 - Application Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An individual
				  who meets the requirements of this subchapter may apply for a review of his or
				  her credentials and issuance of the appropriate Texas certificate according to
				  procedures approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff. A review of
				  credentials and payment of related fees are required for all applicants. The
				  review of credentials will only be valid for the standards existing at the time
				  of the review.
(b) An individual
				  who does not submit all required documents for the review at the time of the
				  application will have one year to submit all required documents or the
				  individual will be required to reapply and resubmit the application
				  fee.