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Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) No person, party, attorney of record, or authorized representative in any contested case shall violate Government Code, § 2001.061 by directly or indirectly engaging in ex parte communication concerning a contested case with an ALJ, board member, board delegate, or a hearings…

(a) In this section "fraudulently obtained temporary tags from the temporary tag database" means misuse by a dealer or converter account user of the temporary tag database authorized under Transportation Code, § 503.0626 or § 503.0631 to obtain: (1) an excessive number of tempora…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) The educator preparation program (EPP) delivering educator preparation shall require the following minimum criteria of all applicants seeking initial certification in any class of certificate, unless specified otherwise, prior to admission to the program.(1) For a university …

(a) An applicant may be accepted into an alternative certification program or post-baccalaureate program on a contingency basis pending receipt of an official transcript showing degree conferred, as specified in § 227.10(a)(2) of this title (relating to Admission Criteria), provi…

(a) For an applicant to be formally admitted to an educator preparation program (EPP), the applicant must meet all the admission requirements specified in § 227.10 of this title (relating to Admission Criteria). (b) For an applicant to be formally admitted to an EPP, the EPP must…

(a) The overall grade point average (GPA) of each incoming class admitted between September 1 and August 31 of each year by an educator preparation program (EPP), including an alternative certification program, may not be less than 3.00 on a four-point scale or the equivalent. In…

The provisions of this chapter that were in effect on the date an educator preparation program (EPP) candidate was admitted to an EPP shall determine the program requirements applicable to that candidate. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 227.20 The provisions of this §227.20 adopted t…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Accredited institution of higher education--An institution of higher education that, at the time it conferred the degree, was accredite…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) Required qualifications of a field supervisor: (1) accomplishment as an educator as shown by student learning; and (2) not employed by the same school where the candidate being supervised is completing his or her clinical teaching, internship, or practicum; and (3) trained by…

(a) Educator preparation programs shall ensure that the field supervisor conducts formal observations of the candidates completing a clinical experience. (b) Each formal in-person observation must be at least 45 minutes in duration, must be conducted by the field supervisor, and …

(a) An educator preparation program (EPP) must provide the first formal observation within the first third of all clinical teaching assignments. (b) For a clinical teaching assignment, an EPP must provide a minimum of two formal observations during the first half of the assignmen…

(a) An educator preparation program (EPP) must provide the first formal observation within the first four weeks of all internship assignments. The first formal observation must be conducted in-person. (b) For an internship under an intern certificate or an additional internship d…

(a) An alternative certification program seeking approval to implement a clinical teaching component shall submit a description of the following elements of the program for approval by Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff on an application in a form developed by TEA staff that shal…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Academic year--If not referring to the academic year of a particular public, private, or charter school or institution of higher educat…

(a) Mobile food unit provisions. (1) General. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph and in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the regulatory authority:(A) may impose additional requirements to protect against health hazards related to the conduct of the food establishment…

(a) The preparation of educators shall be a collaborative effort among public schools accredited by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and/or TEA-recognized private schools; regional education service centers; institutions of higher education; and/or business and community interest…

(a) Each educator preparation program (EPP) must develop and implement a calendar of program activities that must include a deadline for accepting candidates into a program cycle to assure adequate time for admission, coursework, training, and field-based experience requirements …

(a) An educator preparation program (EPP) shall provide coursework and/or training to adequately prepare candidates for educator certification and ensure the educator is effective in the assignment. (b) Coursework and/or training shall be sustained, rigorous, intensive, interacti…

Each educator preparation program (EPP) must develop and implement specific criteria and procedures that allow: (1) military service member or military veteran candidates to credit verified military service, training, clinical and professional experience, or education toward the …

(a) To offer intensive pre-service, an educator preparation program (EPP) shall provide the following programmatic requirements for a candidate prior to issuing an intern certificate: (1) a four-week minimum intensive program; (2) a minimum of 12 instructional days with one hour …

Unless a candidate qualifies as a late hire under § 228.55 of this title (relating to Late Hire Candidates), a candidate shall complete the following prior to any clinical teaching, internship, or residency: (1) a minimum of 50 clock-hours of field-based experiences that are inte…

(a) An educator preparation program (EPP) shall require each candidate to complete field-based experiences in a variety of authentic school settings with diverse student populations, including observation of teachers modeling effective practices to improve student learning and op…

(a) An educator preparation program (EPP) must provide a minimum of 300 clock-hours of coursework and/or training related to the educator standards for the Early Childhood: Prekindergarten-Grade 3 certificate adopted by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) as specifi…

(a) A late hire for a school district teaching position may begin employment under an intern or probationary certificate before completing the pre-internship requirements under § 228.41 of this title (relating to Pre-Service Coursework and Training for Classroom Teacher Candidate…

(a) The educator standards adopted by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) shall be the curricular basis for all educator preparation and, for each certificate, address the relevant Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). (b) The curriculum for each educator pre…

(a) To prepare a candidate for initial certification in the classroom teacher certification class, an educator preparation program (EPP) shall provide the candidate one of the following: (1) clinical teaching that meets the standards in § 228.67 of this title (relating to Clinica…

(a) An internship, clinical teaching, practicum, or residency experience must take place in-person in a Prekindergarten-Grade 12 school setting rather than a distance learning lab or virtual school setting. (b) An internship, clinical teaching, or residency experience for certifi…

(a) To offer a residency, an educator preparation program (EPP) shall provide the following programmatic requirements for a candidate prior to issuing an enhanced standard certificate as prescribed in § 230.39 of this title (relating to Enhanced Standard Certificates): (1) the re…

(a) A candidate seeking initial certification as a classroom teacher must have a clinical teaching assignment for each subject area in which the candidate is seeking certification. (b) The required duration of a clinical teaching assignment shall be a minimum of 490 hours. For th…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

(a) An educator preparation program (EPP) may request an exception to the clinical teaching option described in § 228.67 of this title (relating to Clinical Teaching). (b) An EPP must request an exception by September 15 by submitting a form developed by Texas Education (TEA) sta…

(a) While participating in an internship, a candidate must hold an intern or probationary certificate that is effective on or before the assignment start date of the internship and is valid for the entire duration of the internship. The educator preparation program (EPP) must ver…

(a) Under Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.050(c), a candidate who receives a bachelor's degree required for a teaching certificate on the basis of higher education coursework completed while receiving an exemption from tuition and fees under TEC, § 54.363, is exempt from the requ…

(a) During the practicum, the candidate must demonstrate proficiency in each of the educator standards for the certificate class being sought. (b) A practicum may not take place exclusively during a summer recess. (c) An intern or probationary certificate may be issued to a candi…

(a) In order to support a new educator and to increase educator retention, an educator preparation program (EPP) and campus or district administrator shall collaboratively assign each candidate a mentor during the candidate's internship, collaboratively assign a cooperating teach…

(a) Required qualifications of a cooperating teacher: (1) at least three creditable years of teaching experience, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of Part II of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Teaching Experience); (2) an accomplished …

(a) Required qualifications of a host teacher: (1) at least three creditable years of teaching experience, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of Part II of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Teaching Experience); (2) an accomplished educato…

(a) Required qualifications of a mentor: (1) at least three creditable years of teaching experience, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of Part II of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Teaching Experience); (2) accomplishment as an educator…

(a) The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) is responsible for establishing standards to govern the continuing accountability of all educator preparation programs (EPPs). The rules adopted by the SBEC in this chapter govern the accreditation of each EPP that prepares in…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…