(a) The renewal date of a standard certificate shall
be five years after the last day of the certificate holder's next
birth month.
(b) If an educator holds multiple certificates, all
certificates will be renewed concurrently and are subject to renewal
after the last day of the certificate holder's birth month in the
year in which the earliest certificate was issued.
(c) Pursuant to the Texas Education Code, §21.0031(f),
a certificate or permit is not considered to have expired if the educator
has completed the renewal requirements of this subchapter and has
applied for renewal prior to the expiration date of the certificate
or permit. Pursuant to the Texas Government Code, §2001.054,
if an educator makes timely and sufficient application for the renewal
or extension of a certificate or permit that is not granted because
of the pendency of a matter subject to notice and hearing pursuant
to Chapter 249 of this title (relating to Disciplinary Proceedings,
Sanctions, and Contested Cases), the existing certificate or permit
does not expire until the application for renewal or extension has
been finally determined by the State Board for Educator Certification
(SBEC) and the last day for seeking review of the SBEC order has passed.
(d) The renewal of a certificate that is delayed as
a result of failure to meet the renewal requirements of this subchapter
will not become effective until all renewal requirements have been
satisfied.
(e) If all renewal requirements have been satisfied
and submitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the effective renewal
date of a certificate or permit will not be affected by any TEA processing
delay.
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