| (a) General provisions.
(1) Certificate classes. An intern certificate may
be issued for any class of certificate except educational aide.
(2) Requirement to hold an intern certificate. A candidate
seeking certification as an educator must hold an intern certificate
while participating in an internship through an approved educator
preparation program (EPP).
(b) Requirements for issuance. An intern certificate
may be issued to a candidate seeking certification as an educator
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 related to
certain career and technical education certificates based on skill
and experience, the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree or higher
from an accredited institution of higher education. 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 candidate
must meet the general certification requirements prescribed in §230.11
of this title (relating to General Requirements).
(3) Fee. The candidate must pay the fee prescribed
in §230.101 of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees for Certification
Services).
(4) Fingerprints. The candidate must submit fingerprints
in accordance with §232.35(c) of this title (relating to Submission
of Required Information) and the Texas Education Code (TEC), §22.0831.
(c) Conditions. The validity and effectiveness of an
intern certificate is subject to the following conditions.
(1) Internship. The holder of an intern certificate
must be a participant in good standing of an approved Texas EPP, serving
in an acceptable, paid internship supervised by the EPP.
(2) Inactive status. An intern certificate will become
inactive 30 calendar days after the holder's separation from the school
assignment or the EPP. The unexpired term of an intern certificate
may be reactivated if the holder satisfies the requirements specified
in this section.
(3) Term of an intern certificate. An intern certificate
shall be valid for one 12-month period from the date of issuance.
(4) Limit on preliminary certifications and permits.
Without obtaining standard certification, an individual may not serve
for more than three 12-month periods while holding any combination
of the following:
(A) intern certificates, limited to one 12-month period
maximum, as described in this subsection;
(B) probationary certificates, limited to two 12-month
periods maximum, as specified in §230.37 of this title (relating
to Probationary Certificates)
(C) emergency permits as specified in Subchapter F
of this chapter (relating to Permits); or
(D) one-year certificates as specified in Subchapter
H of this chapter (relating to Texas Educator Certificates Based on
Certification and College Credentials from Other States or Territories
of the United States) and Chapter 245 of this title (relating to Certification
of Educators from Other Countries).
(5) Reduction in force exception. If an educator is
employed under an intern certificate and is terminated or resigns
in lieu of termination before the end of the school year due to a
reduction in force, that intern term shall not count as one of the
three years referenced in paragraph (4) of this subsection.
(d) Testing requirements for issuance of an intern
certificate. Beginning September 1, 2017, a candidate must meet the
subject matter knowledge requirements for issuance of an intern certificate
to serve an internship in a classroom teacher assignment for each
subject area to be taught.
(1) To meet the subject matter knowledge requirements
to be issued an intern certificate for an internship in a classroom
teacher assignment on or after September 1, 2017, a candidate must
pass all of the appropriate content pedagogy examinations, as prescribed
in Subchapter C of this chapter.
(2) To meet the subject matter knowledge requirements
to be issued an intern certificate for an internship in a career and
technical education classroom teacher assignment that is based on
skill and experience on or after September 1, 2017, a candidate must
satisfy the requirements for that subject area contained in §233.14
of this title (relating to Career and Technical Education (Certificates
requiring experience and preparation in a skill area)) and pass the
appropriate content pedagogy examination(s), as prescribed in Subchapter
C of this chapter (relating to Assessment of Educators).
(e) Intern certificate in a certification class other
than classroom teacher. An intern certificate may be issued for assignment
as a superintendent, principal, reading specialist, master teacher,
school librarian, school counselor, and educational diagnostician
to an individual who meets the applicable requirements prescribed
in subsection (b) of this section and who also meets the requirements
prescribed in this subsection.
(1) An applicant for an intern certificate in a certification
class other than classroom teacher must meet all requirements established
by the recommending EPP, which shall be based on the qualifications
and requirements for the class of certification sought and the duties
to be performed by the holder of an intern certificate in that class.
(2) The individual must have also been:
(A) accepted and enrolled to participate in a Texas
EPP that has been approved to prepare candidates for the certificate
sought; and
(B) assigned in the certificate area being sought in
a Texas school district, open-enrollment charter school, or, pursuant
to §228.35 of this title (relating to Preparation Program Coursework
and/or Training), other school approved by the TEA.
(3) The holder of an intern certificate in a certification
class other than classroom teacher is subject to all terms and conditions
of an intern certificate prescribed in subsection (c) of this section.
(4) The following provisions apply to the intern certificate
for Principal as Instructional Leader.
(A) During the transition period of December 1, 2018
through September 1, 2019, the SBEC may issue an intern certificate
to a candidate who meets the requirements specified in paragraphs
(1)-(3) of this subsection.
(B) Effective September 1, 2019, the SBEC may issue
an intern certificate to a candidate who meets requirements specified
in paragraphs (1)-(3) of this subsection and has passed the Principal
as Instructional Leader examination specified in Subchapter C of this
chapter.
(f) Intern certificate for intensive pre-service. An
intern certificate may be issued to an applicant who is admitted to
an EPP intensive pre-service as prescribed in §228.33 of this
title (relating to Intensive Pre-Service) on or after January 1, 2020,
who:
(1) obtained a passing score on the aligned pedagogical
rubric specified in §228.33 of this title;
(2) obtained a passing score, in accordance with §151.1001
of this title (relating to Passing Standards), on the required content
certification (subject-matter only) examination and the following
additional requirements for special education and bilingual assignments;
(A) Special education assignments also require a passing
score, in accordance with §151.1001 of this title, on the TExES
Special Education Supplemental examination prescribed in §230.21(e)
of this title (relating to Educator Assessment); and
(B) Bilingual education assignments also require a
passing score, in accordance with §151.1001 of this title, on
the TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency examination or the
related language proficiency examination prescribed in §230.21(e)
of this title; and
(C) English as Second Language (ESL) assignments also
require a passing score, in accordance with §151.1001 of this
title, on the TExES ESL Supplemental examination or the related language
proficiency examination prescribed in §230.21(e) of this title;
and
(3) met the requirements as prescribed in subsections
(a)-(c) of this section.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §230.36 adopted to be effective December 27, 2016, 41 TexReg 10309; amended to be effective December 23, 2018, 43 TexReg 8108; amended to be effective October 13, 2019, 44 TexReg 5767; amended to be effective May 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 3288 |
