Texas Register
TITLE 19 EDUCATION
PART 7STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
CHAPTER 228REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS
RULE §228.2Entry Requirements
ISSUE 01/19/2001
ACTION Proposed
Rule Withdrawn: 05/21/2001
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)Before allowing a person to enter its certification program, the entity shall:

  (1)screen the candidate's appropriateness for the certification sought; and

  (2)for the candidate seeking certification that requires a college degree, determine that the candidate possesses college level skills in reading, appropriate communication modes, critical thinking, and mathematics.

(b)Certification programs may adopt requirements in addition to those explicitly required in this section.

(c)Each certification program must develop and implement specific criteria and procedures that allow individuals who enter the program to substitute experience and/or professional training directly related to the certificate being sought for part of the preparation requirements.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on January 8, 2001

TRD-200100091

Pamela B. Tackett

Executive Director

State Board for Educator Certification

Earliest possible date of adoption: February 18, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 469-3011

 

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