Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter B - GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 230.11 - General Requirements
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 230.11
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The only credits and degrees acceptable for certification of educators are those earned from and conferred by accredited institutions of higher education. All credit hour requirements for certification are semester credit hours or their equivalent.
(b) An applicant for a Texas educator certificate must:
(1) be at
least 18 years of age;
(2) submit
to the criminal history review required by the Texas Education Code (TEC),
§22.0831, not be disqualified by the TEC, §
21.058,
§
21.060,
or other Texas statute, and not be subject to administrative denial pursuant to
§
249.12
of this title (relating to Administrative Denial; Appeal) or a pending
proceeding under Chapter 249 of this title (relating to Disciplinary
Proceedings, Sanctions, and Contested Cases);
(3) not be disqualified by federal
law;
(4) be willing to support and
defend the constitutions of the United States and Texas;
(5) be able to communicate, listen, read,
write, and comprehend the English language sufficiently to use it easily and
readily in daily communication and teaching. English language proficiency shall
be evidenced by one of the following:
(A)
completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution
of higher education in the United States; or
(B) verification of minimum scaled scores on
the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) of 24
for speaking, 22 for listening, 22 for reading, and 21 for writing;
or
(C) an undergraduate or graduate
degree that was earned at an institution of higher education in a country
outside of the United States listed in the figure provided in this
subparagraph.
(6) successfully
complete appropriate examinations prescribed in §
230.21 of
this title (relating to Educator Assessment) for the educator certificate
sought; and
(7) satisfy one or more
of the following requirements:
(A) complete
the requirements for certification specified in this chapter, Chapter 233 of
this title (relating to Categories of Classroom Teaching Certificates), Chapter
239 of this title (relating to Student Services Certificates), Chapter 241 of
this title (relating to Certification as Principal), or Chapter 242 of this
title (relating to Superintendent Certificate), and be recommended for
certification by an approved educator preparation program (EPP);
(B) qualify under 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);
(C) qualify under §
230.105
of this title (relating to Issuance of Additional Certificates Based on
Examination);
(D) qualify for a
career and technical education certificate based on skill and experience
specified in §
233.14
of this title (relating to Career and Technical Education (Certificates
requiring experience and preparation in a skill area)); or
(E) qualify under Chapter 245 of this title
(relating to Certification of Educators from Other Countries).
(c) An educator who has received a State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)-issued standard certificate shall not be required to demonstrate English language proficiency as prescribed in subsection (b)(5)(B) and (C) of this section for purposes of admission into an EPP to obtain additional SBEC-issued certifications.
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