Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter D - TYPES AND CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED
Section 230.36 - Intern Certificates
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 230.36
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) General provisions.
(1) Certificate classes. An
intern certificate may be issued for any class of certificate except
educational aide.
(2) Requirement
to hold an intern certificate. A candidate seeking certification as an educator
must hold an intern certificate while participating in an internship through an
approved educator preparation program (EPP).
(b) Requirements for issuance. An intern certificate may be issued to a candidate seeking certification as an educator who meets the conditions and requirements prescribed in this subsection.
(1) Bachelor's degree. Except as otherwise
provided in rules of the State Board for Educator Certification related to
certain career and technical education certificates based on skill and
experience, the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an
accredited institution of higher education. An individual who has earned a
degree outside the United States must provide an original, detailed report or
course-by-course evaluation for all college-level credits prepared by a foreign
credential evaluation service recognized by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
The evaluation must verify that the individual holds, at a minimum, the
equivalent of a bachelor's degree issued by an accredited institution of higher
education in the United States.
(2)
General certification requirements. The candidate must meet the general
certification requirements prescribed in §
230.11 of
this title (relating to General Requirements).
(3) Fee. The candidate must pay the fee
prescribed in §
230.101
of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees for Certification
Services).
(4) Fingerprints. The
candidate must submit fingerprints in accordance with §
232.35(c)
of this title (relating to Submission of Required Information) and the Texas
Education Code (TEC), §22.0831.
(c) Conditions. The validity and effectiveness of an intern certificate is subject to the following conditions.
(1) Internship. The holder of an intern
certificate must be a participant in good standing of an approved Texas EPP,
serving in an acceptable, paid internship supervised by the EPP.
(2) Inactive status. An intern certificate
will become inactive 30 calendar days after the holder's separation from the
school assignment or the EPP. The unexpired term of an intern certificate may
be reactivated if the holder satisfies the requirements specified in this
section.
(3) Term of an intern
certificate. An intern certificate shall be valid for one 12-month period from
the date of issuance.
(4) Limit on
preliminary certifications and permits. Without obtaining standard
certification, an individual may not serve for more than three 12-month periods
while holding any combination of the following:
(A) intern certificates, limited to one
12-month period maximum, as described in this subsection;
(B) probationary certificates, limited to two
12-month periods maximum, as specified in §
230.37
of this title (relating to Probationary Certificates)
(C) emergency permits as specified in
Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Permits); or
(D) one-year certificates as specified in
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) and Chapter 245 of this title (relating to Certification of
Educators from Other Countries).
(5) Reduction in force exception. If an
educator is employed under an intern certificate and is terminated or resigns
in lieu of termination before the end of the school year due to a reduction in
force, that intern term shall not count as one of the three years referenced in
paragraph (4) of this subsection.
(d) Testing requirements for issuance of an intern certificate. Beginning September 1, 2017, a candidate must meet the subject matter knowledge requirements for issuance of an intern certificate to serve an internship in a classroom teacher assignment for each subject area to be taught.
(1) To meet the subject matter
knowledge requirements to be issued an intern certificate for an internship in
a classroom teacher assignment on or after September 1, 2017, a candidate must
pass all of the appropriate content pedagogy examinations, as prescribed in
Subchapter C of this chapter.
(2)
To meet the subject matter knowledge requirements to be issued an intern
certificate for an internship in a career and technical education classroom
teacher assignment that is based on skill and experience on or after September
1, 2017, a candidate must satisfy the requirements for that subject area
contained in §
233.14
of this title (relating to Career and Technical Education (Certificates
requiring experience and preparation in a skill area)) and pass the appropriate
content pedagogy examination(s), as prescribed in Subchapter C of this chapter
(relating to Assessment of Educators).
(e) Intern certificate in a certification class other than classroom teacher. An intern certificate may be issued for assignment as a superintendent, principal, reading specialist, master teacher, school librarian, school counselor, and educational diagnostician to an individual who meets the applicable requirements prescribed in subsection (b) of this section and who also meets the requirements prescribed in this subsection.
(1) An applicant for an intern
certificate in a certification class other than classroom teacher must meet all
requirements established by the recommending EPP, which shall be based on the
qualifications and requirements for the class of certification sought and the
duties to be performed by the holder of an intern certificate in that
class.
(2) The individual must have
also been:
(A) accepted and enrolled to
participate in a Texas EPP that has been approved to prepare candidates for the
certificate sought; and
(B)
assigned in the certificate area being sought in a Texas school district,
open-enrollment charter school, or, pursuant to §
228.35
of this title (relating to Preparation Program Coursework and/or Training),
other school approved by the TEA.
(3) The holder of an intern certificate in a
certification class other than classroom teacher is subject to all terms and
conditions of an intern certificate prescribed in subsection (c) of this
section.
(4) The following
provisions apply to the intern certificate for Principal as Instructional
Leader.
(A) During the transition period of
December 1, 2018 through September 1, 2019, the SBEC may issue an intern
certificate to a candidate who meets the requirements specified in paragraphs
(1)-(3) of this subsection.
(B)
Effective September 1, 2019, the SBEC may issue an intern certificate to a
candidate who meets requirements specified in paragraphs (1)-(3) of this
subsection and has passed the Principal as Instructional Leader examination
specified in Subchapter C of this chapter.
(f) Intern certificate for intensive pre-service. An intern certificate may be issued to an applicant who is admitted to an EPP intensive pre-service as prescribed in § 228.33 of this title (relating to Intensive Pre-Service) on or after January 1, 2020, who:
(1) obtained a passing score on the
aligned pedagogical rubric specified in §
228.33 of
this title;
(2) obtained a passing
score, in accordance with §
151.1001 of
this title (relating to Passing Standards), on the required content
certification (subject-matter only) examination and the following additional
requirements for special education and bilingual assignments;
(A) Special education assignments also
require a passing score, in accordance with §
151.1001 of
this title, on the TExES Special Education Supplemental examination prescribed
in §
230.21(e)
of this title (relating to Educator Assessment); and
(B) Bilingual education assignments also
require a passing score, in accordance with §
151.1001 of
this title, on the TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency examination or
the related language proficiency examination prescribed in §
230.21(e)
of this title; and
(C) English as
Second Language (ESL) assignments also require a passing score, in accordance
with §
151.1001 of
this title, on the TExES ESL Supplemental examination or the related language
proficiency examination prescribed in §
230.21(e)
of this title; and
(3)
met the requirements as prescribed in subsections (a)-(c) of this
section.
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