| (a) General provisions.
(1) Certificate classes. An enhanced standard certificate
may be issued for the teacher class of certificate.
(2) Requirement to hold an enhanced standard certificate.
A candidate who has completed a residency in accordance with §228.65
of this title (relating to Residency) must hold an enhanced standard
certificate to be employed by a school district to teach the majority
of the instructional day in an academic instructional setting and
to evaluate student achievement and assign grades.
(b) Requirements for issuance. An enhanced standard
certificate may be issued to an individual who meets the conditions
and requirements prescribed in this subsection.
(1) Bachelor's degree. Except as otherwise provided
in rules of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) related
to certain career and technical education certificates based on skill
and experience, an individual must hold a bachelor's degree or higher
from an accredited institution of higher education to be eligible
for the enhanced standard certificate. An individual who has earned
a degree outside the United States must provide an original, detailed
report or course-by-course evaluation for all college-level credits
prepared by a foreign credential evaluation service recognized by
the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The evaluation must verify that
the individual holds, at a minimum, the equivalent of a bachelor's
degree issued by an accredited institution of higher education in
the United States.
(2) General certification requirements. The individual
must meet the general certification requirements prescribed in §230.11
of this title (relating to General Requirements).
(3) Fee. The individual must pay the fee prescribed
in §230.101 of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees for Certification
Services).
(4) Fingerprints. The individual must submit fingerprints
in accordance with §232.35(c) of this title (relating to Submission
of Required Information) and Texas Education Code (TEC), §22.0831.
(5) Residency. The individual must complete a residency
in accordance with Chapter 228 of this title (relating to Requirements
for Educator Preparation Programs), meet proficiency thresholders
on teacher competencies as prescribed in §228.65(f) of this title,
and be recommended by an approved educator preparation program by
the application and issuance deadlines for the certificate.
(6) Content pedagogy examination. The individual must
receive a passing score on comprehensive content pedagogy examinations
prescribed by the SBEC as specified in §230.21 of this title
(relating to Educator Assessment).
(c) Validation period. The enhanced standard certificate
shall be valid for five years, subject to the requirements of Chapter
232, Subchapter A, of this title (relating to Certificate Renewal
and Continuing Professional Education Requirements).
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