Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 152 - COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 152.1001 - Exceptions to Examination Requirements for Individuals Certified Outside the State
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 152.1001
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) General provisions. Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.052(a-1), permits the commissioner of education to adopt rules establishing exceptions to the examination requirements prescribed by TEC, § 21.052(a)(3), for an educator from outside the state, including military service members, military spouses, and military veterans, to obtain a certificate in Texas.
(b) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Certification class--A certificate, as
described in §
230.33 of this title (relating to
Classes of Certificates), that has defined characteristics and includes the
following: superintendent, principal, classroom teacher, school counselor,
school librarian, educational diagnostician, reading specialist, and master
teacher.
(2) Educator--An
individual who is required to hold a certificate issued under TEC, Chapter 21,
Subchapter B.
(3) Educator from
outside the state--An applicant certified outside of Texas who has successfully
completed all requirements for issuance of licensure in another state or
country.
(4) Equivalent--Covering a
majority of the same grade level and subject or assignment area as certificates
issued by the State Board for Educator Certification.
(5) Examination--A standardized test or
assessment required by statute or State Board for Educator Certification rule
that governs an individual's certification as an educator.
(6) Military service member--A person who is
on active duty.
(7) Military
spouse--A person who is married to a military service member.
(8) Military veteran--A person who has served
on active duty and who was discharged or released from active duty.
(9) Professional class certificate--A term
that refers to certificates for duties other than classroom teacher (e.g.,
superintendent, principal, school counselor, school librarian, educational
diagnostician, and reading specialist).
(10) Standard certificate--A type of
certificate issued to an individual who has met all requirements for a given
class of certification as a classroom teacher.
(11) Texas review of credentials--An internal
process completed by Texas Education Agency (TEA) to confirm an applicant
certified outside of Texas meets general requirements for certification
specified in Chapter 230, Subchapter H, of this title (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) and to identify
the certificate areas the applicant is eligible to pursue in Texas.
(c) Minimum requirements.
(1) An applicant must meet the following
general requirements for certification to be considered for an exception to the
examinations, other than the Science of Teaching Reading TExES examination,
required for issuance of state licensure:
(A)
obtain a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education that, at the
time it conferred the degree, was accredited or otherwise approved by an
accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board;
(B) complete a
state-approved educator preparation program, or preparation program for
licensure in another country, including student teaching or a teaching
practicum, in the state or country where the standard certificate was
issued;
(C) have the following
required years of experience as an educator:
(i) for standard certificate applicants, at
least one academic year of verifiable, full-time experience in the
certification class for which the applicant is seeking certification;
or
(ii) for professional class
certificate applicants, at least two academic years of verifiable, full-time
experience in the certification class for which the applicant is seeking
certification;
(D)
demonstrate proficiency as an educator by either:
(i) passing the examinations required by the
state department of education or country of licensure for issuance of the
standard certificate; or
(ii)
having three or more years of verifiable, full-time experience in the
certificate class for which the applicant is applying; and
(E) hold a standard certificate issued by the
state department of education or country of licensure that is equivalent to a
Texas standard classroom or professional class certificate and that has not
been revoked, suspended, or sanctioned for misconduct and is not pending
disciplinary or adverse action.
(2) In addition to the requirements of
paragraph (1) of this subsection, to be considered for an exception to the
required Science of Teaching Reading TExES examination, an applicant must
fulfill the following requirements:
(A) hold a
certificate that is equivalent to a Texas certificate for which the Science of
Teaching Reading TExES examination is required as a content pedagogy
examination under §
230.21 of this title (relating to
Educator Assessment); and
(B)
submit documentation from a test provider or the state department of education
of passing performance on a stand-alone assessment that requires demonstration
of proficiency in the five components of scientifically based reading
instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension) that was taken to meet licensure requirements in one of the
following states:
(i) Alabama;
(ii) Alaska;
(iii) Arkansas;
(iv) California;
(v) Colorado;
(vi) Connecticut;
(vii) Florida;
(viii) Indiana;
(ix) Maryland;
(x) Massachusetts;
(xi) Michigan;
(xii) Minnesota;
(xiii) Mississippi;
(xiv) New Hampshire;
(xv) New Mexico;
(xvi) North Carolina;
(xvii) Ohio;
(xviii) Oklahoma;
(xix) Pennsylvania;
(xx) Tennessee;
(xxi) Virginia;
(xxii) Washington;
(xxiii) West Virginia; or
(xxiv) Wisconsin.
(3) An applicant from outside the
state who meets requirements specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection must
apply online for a review of credentials by the TEA prior to being considered
for an exception to the examination requirements for state licensure. Once all
required documentation has been submitted by the applicant and reviewed and
verified by TEA staff, the applicant will be issued an exception to the
examination requirements by the TEA in accordance with minimum requirements
established by the commissioner as specified in this section.
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