Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 228 - REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS
Section 228.15 - Program Consolidation or Closure
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) An educator preparation program (EPP) that is consolidating or closing must comply with the following procedures to ensure that all issues relevant to EPP consolidation or closure have been addressed.
(b) The chief operating officer, legal authority, or a member of the governing body of an EPP that fails to comply with the consolidation or closure procedures in this section is not eligible to be recommended to the SBEC for approval as an EPP.
(c) The chief operating officer, legal authority, or a member of the governing body of an EPP that closes voluntarily due to pending TEA or SBEC action or involuntarily due to SBEC action is not eligible to be recommended to the SBEC for approval as an EPP.
(d) If an EPP is consolidating and fails to comply with the consolidation procedures in this section, TEA staff may make a recommendation that the SBEC impose sanctions affecting the new EPP's accreditation status in accordance with § 229.5 of this title (relating to Accreditation Sanctions and Procedures) and/or continuing approval status in accordance with § 229.6 of this title (relating to Continuing Approval).
(e) If an EPP violates any of the requirements as prescribed in subsection (a)(1)-(5) of this section, TEA staff will recommend revocation of the EPP's continuing approval to recommend candidates in accordance with § 229.6(c) of this title.