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(a)To ensure the highest level of educator preparation
and practice, the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) recognizes
that the preparation of educators must be the joint responsibility
of educator preparation programs (EPPs) and the Early Childhood-Grade
12 public and private schools of Texas. Collaboration in the development,
delivery, and evaluation of educator preparation is required.
(b)Consistent with the Texas Education Code, §21.049,
the SBEC's rules governing educator preparation are designed to promote
flexibility and creativity in the design of EPPs to accommodate the
unique characteristics and needs of different regions of the state
as well as the diverse population of potential educators.
(c)All EPPs are subject to the same standards of accountability,
as required under Chapter 229 of this title (relating to Accountability
System for Educator Preparation Programs).
(d)If the governor declares a state
of disaster consistent with the Texas Government Code, §418.014,
Texas Education Agency staff may extend deadlines in this chapter
for up to 90 days and decrease clinical teaching, internship, and
practicum assignment minimums by up to 20 percent as necessary to
accommodate persons in the affected disaster areas.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on June 11, 2018
TRD-201802569 Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
State Board for Educator Certification
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 22, 2018
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
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