| (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).
(b) If all certification requirements are met except
the appropriate examination requirements, the applicant may request
issuance of a one-year certificate in one or more certification areas
authorized on the out-of-state certificate. An applicant who holds
only a student services, principal, or superintendent certificate
issued in accordance with Chapter 239 of this title (relating to Student
Services Certificates), with the exception of Subchapter E (relating
to Legacy Master Teacher Certificate); Chapter 241 of this title (relating
to Certification as Principal); or Chapter 242 of this title (relating
to Superintendent Certificate) may be issued the equivalent Texas
certificate. The applicant must verify two creditable years of service
in an Early Childhood-Grade 12 public or accredited private school
in the specific student services or administrative area sought.
(c) After satisfying all requirements, including all
appropriate examination requirements, the applicant is eligible to
receive the appropriate standard certificate issued under Subchapter
D of this chapter (relating to Types and Classes of Certificates Issued).
(d) An applicant issued a one-year certificate under
this section who does not complete the appropriate examination requirements
to establish eligibility for a standard certificate during the validity
of the one-year certificate, is not eligible for any type of certificate
or permit authorizing employment for the same certificate until he
or she has satisfied the appropriate examination requirements. If
examination requirements are not met during the validity period of
the one-year certificate due to circumstances beyond the control of
the educator, the employing school district may request an extension
not to exceed one calendar year in length.
(e) An applicant shall not be required to complete
the content specialization portion of the certification examination
in a certification area for which he or she does not seek standard
certification unless the examination is required to establish a base
classroom teaching certificate. A supplemental certificate, as described
in Chapter 233 of this title (relating to Categories of Classroom
Teaching Certificates), may not be issued as a standard certificate
unless the educator has established a classroom teaching certificate
and may not be added to a one-year certificate.
(f) An applicant issued a one-year certificate under
this section who, during or subsequent to the validity of the certificate,
establishes eligibility for a standard certificate may apply for:
(1) a new one-year certificate in another certification
area based on an acceptable certificate from another state or territory
of the United States; or
(2) a second one-year certificate in an area previously
authorized on a one-year certificate provided the applicant was not
assigned to the area and has not attempted the appropriate examination
requirements for that area.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §230.113 adopted to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5753; amended to be effective December 27, 2016, 41 TexReg 10309; amended to be effective December 23, 2018, 43 TexReg 8108; amended to be effective May 12, 2022, 47 TexReg 2753 |
