| (56) Surrender--An educator's voluntary relinquishment
of a particular certificate in lieu of disciplinary proceedings under
this chapter resulting in an order of revocation of the certificate.
(57) Suspension--A sanction imposed by the State Board
for Educator Certification (SBEC) temporarily invalidating a particular
certificate until reinstated by the SBEC.
(58) Test administration rules or procedures--Rules
and procedures governing professional examinations administered by
the State Board for Educator Certification through the Texas Education
Agency staff and a test contractor, including policies, regulations,
and procedures set out in a test registration bulletin.
(59) Texas Education Agency staff--Staff of the Texas
Education Agency assigned by the commissioner of education to perform
the State Board for Educator Certification's administrative functions
and services.
(60) Unworthy to instruct or to supervise the youth
of this state--Absence of those moral, mental, and psychological qualities
that are required to enable an educator to render the service essential
to the accomplishment of the goals and mission of the State Board
for Educator Certification policy and Chapter 247 of this title (relating
to Educators' Code of Ethics). Unworthy to instruct serves as a basis
for sanctions under §249.15(b)(2) of this title (relating to
Disciplinary Action by State Board for Educator Certification) and
for administrative denial under §249.12(b) of this title (relating
to Administrative Denial; Appeal). A determination that a person is
unworthy to instruct does not require a criminal conviction. It is
a rebuttable presumption that an educator who violates written directives
from school administrators regarding the educator's behavior toward
a student is unworthy to instruct or to supervise the youth of this
state.
(61) Virtual certificate--The official record of a
person's certificate status as maintained on the Texas Education Agency's
website.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §249.3 adopted to be effective March 31, 1999, 24 TexReg 2304; amended to be effective December 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 9112; amended to be effective June 21, 2009, 34 TexReg 3944; amended to be effective December 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 11249; amended to be effective December 19, 2011, 36 TexReg 8533; amended to be effective October 17, 2013, 38 TexReg 7113; amended to be effective March 8, 2018, 43 TexReg 1273; amended to be effective October 21, 2018, 43 TexReg 6841 |
