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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 7STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
CHAPTER 232GENERAL CERTIFICATION PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER ACERTIFICATE RENEWAL AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
RULE §232.11Number and Content of Required Continuing Professional Education Hours

  (2) suicide prevention training that meets the guidelines for suicide prevention training approved under the TEC, §21.451;

  (3) an instructional course on the use of an automated external defibrillator in accordance with the guidelines established by the device's manufacturer and approved by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, other nationally recognized associations, or the medical director of a local emergency medical services provider, in accordance with the TEC, §21.0541;

  (4) education courses that:

    (A) use technology to increase the educator's digital literacy; and

    (B) assist the educator in the use of digital technology in learning activities that improve teaching, assessment, and instructional practices;

  (5) educating students with mental health conditions, including how grief and trauma affect student learning and behavior and how evidence-based, grief-informed, and trauma-informed strategies support the academic success of students affected by grief and trauma;

  (6) for classroom teachers, educating emergent bilingual students; and

  (7) educating students who engage in substance abuse.

(m) An educator holding multiple classes of certificates shall complete the higher number of required CPE clock-hours in the classes held during each five-year renewal period unless otherwise specified in applicable State Board for Educator Certification rules codified in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 7.

(n) An educator eligible to renew multiple classes of certificates issued during the same renewal period may satisfy the requirements for any class of certificate issued for less than the full five-year period by completing a prorated number of the required CPE clock-hours. Educators must complete a minimum of one-fifth of the additional CPE clock-hours for each full calendar year that the additional class of certificate is valid.


Source Note: The provisions of this §232.11 adopted to be effective August 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 5345; amended to be effective May 12, 2022, 47 TexReg 2754; amended to be effective March 7, 2024, 49 TexReg 1276

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