| (a) School district administrators have the authority
and responsibility to determine the number of educational aides and
level of job performance desired for the operation of the school district.
The school district administrator is responsible for preparing accurate
job descriptions for each assignment, classifying each assignment,
and filling these assignments with individuals certified according
to this subchapter.
(b) An appropriate educational aide certificate shall
be issued to a qualified individual who is recommended by the employing
superintendent or his or her designee and who meets the requirements
of this subchapter. The school district shall submit a completed application
and recommendation for an educational aide certificate to Texas Education
Agency (TEA) staff. The applicant shall pay the designated fee.
(c) The applicant for an educational aide certificate
must be able to communicate, listen, read, write, and comprehend the
English language sufficiently to use it easily and readily in daily
communication as determined by the employing school district.
(d) An individual with experience in other states must
have that experience verified on a teacher service record when he
or she is employed in a Texas school district.
(e) An applicant for an educational aide certificate
is subject to the provisions in §230.11(b)(1)-(4) of this title
(relating to General Requirements).
(f) An individual who holds a valid Texas classroom
teaching certificate may serve as an educational aide without obtaining
an educational aide certificate.
(g) An individual seeking a higher level of educational
aide certificate must submit a completed online application and payment
and be recommended for issuance at the higher level by the employing
school district.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §230.53 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 |
