(a) Within 90 calendar days of receipt of a complete
request for a preliminary criminal history evaluation, the Texas Education
Agency (TEA) staff will notify the requestor, by email to the email
address provided on the requestor's application, of the TEA's determination
with regard to the requestor's potential ineligibility based on the
matters described in the request for preliminary criminal history
evaluation.
(b) The preliminary criminal history evaluation letter
will be strictly limited to the facts stated and the documents submitted
by the requestor, as of the date of the request. Any documents or
information not provided by the requestor will not be considered reasonably
available for purposes of evaluating the request. In the event that
the requestor subsequently applies for certification by the State
Board for Educator Certification, complete fingerprint-based national
criminal history information will be required. The TEA staff may conduct
a criminal history investigation at that time regarding the offense(s)
that were the subject of the request, based on any misstatements,
incomplete information, or missing documentation in the request for
preliminary criminal history evaluation; additional or subsequent
criminal history or inappropriate conduct; or changed circumstances.
(c) The preliminary criminal history evaluation letter
relates only to whether the specific information submitted constitutes
grounds for ineligibility. The evaluation letter is not a guarantee
of educator certification, admission to an educator preparation program,
or employment as an educator.
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