Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter G - CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES
Section 230.105 - Issuance of Additional Certificates Based on Examination

Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 230.105

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

A teacher who holds a valid provisional, professional, standard, or enhanced standard classroom teaching certificate or a valid temporary classroom teaching certificate issued under the provisions of 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), or Chapter 245 of this title (relating to Certification of Educators from Other Countries), and a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education may qualify for an additional teaching field or certification to teach at another level by passing the appropriate certification examination(s) for that subject. The teacher must submit the application to add certification based on an examination during the time the certificate is allowed to be issued by the State Board for Educator Certification. The application for the additional certification must be submitted during the validity period of the appropriate Texas classroom teaching certificate. If a teacher holds multiple teaching certificates, all teaching certificates must be active before adding certification by examination. The rule shall not be used to qualify a classroom teacher for:

(1) initial certification;

(2) the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments Supplemental: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate;

(3) the Early Childhood: Prekindergarten-Grade 3 certificate;

(4) the Deafblind Supplemental: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate;

(5) another class of certificate, as listed in Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Types and Classes of Certificates Issued); or

(6) certification for which no certification examination has been developed.

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