| (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.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §229.6 adopted to be effective April 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 2849; amended to be effective October 26, 2014, 39 TexReg 8395; amended to be effective March 22, 2015, 40 TexReg 1375; amended to be effective December 27, 2016, 41 TexReg 10302; amended to be effective January 8, 2024, 49 TexReg 39 |
