Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) All individuals
seeking a career and technical education certificate specified in this section
must have the required number of years of qualified work experience and
preparation in a skill area approved in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (f) of this section prior to issuance of the certificate and
assignment in a Texas school.
(b)
Marketing: Grades 6-12. The Marketing: Grades 6-12 certificate may be issued no
earlier than September 1, 2014. A candidate for the Marketing: Grades 6-12
certificate must:
(1) hold a bachelor's degree
from an accredited institution of higher education that at the time was
accredited or otherwise approved by an accrediting organization recognized by
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB); and
(2) have two years of full-time wage-earning
experience in a marketing occupation as specified in subsection (f) of this
section.
(c) Health
Science: Grades 6-12 certificate. The standard Health Science: Grades 6-12
certificate may be issued no earlier than September 1, 2014. A standard Health
Science: Grades 6-12 certificate shall be based on experience and academic
preparation in the skill area and require the following:
(1) an associate or more advanced degree from
an accredited institution of higher education that at the time was accredited
or otherwise approved by an accrediting organization recognized by the
THECB;
(2) current licensure,
certification, or registration by a nationally recognized accrediting agency as
a health professions practitioner; and
(3) approval, by the certification officer of
an approved educator preparation program (EPP), of two years of full-time
wage-earning experience using the licensure requirement described in paragraph
(2) of this subsection.
(d) Trade and Industrial Education: Grades
6-12 certificate. The certificate may be issued no earlier than September 1,
2014. A standard Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate shall
be based on academic preparation and experience in the skill areas to be taught
and completion of specified pedagogy and professional responsibilities
training.
(1) The standard Trade and
Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate shall require the following
academic preparation and wage-earning experience.
(A) Option I. An individual must:
(i) hold a bachelor's degree from an
accredited institution of higher education that at the time was accredited or
otherwise approved by an accrediting organization recognized by the THECB;
and
(ii) have two years of
full-time wage-earning experience within the past ten years in one or more
approved occupations for which instruction is offered. The experience must be
approved by the certification officer of an EPP approved to prepare teachers
for the Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate. Up to 18
months of the wage-earning experience can be met through a formal documented
internship.
(B) Option
II. An individual must:
(i) hold an associate
degree from an accredited institution of higher education that at the time was
accredited or otherwise approved by an accrediting organization recognized by
the THECB; and
(ii) have two years
of full-time wage-earning experience within the past ten years in one or more
approved occupations for which instruction is offered. The experience must be
approved by the certification officer of an EPP approved to prepare teachers
for the Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate.
(C) Option III. An individual
must:
(i) hold a high school diploma or the
equivalent; and
(ii) have five
years of full-time wage-earning experience within the past ten years in one or
more approved occupations for which instruction is offered. The experience must
be approved by the certification officer of an EPP approved to prepare teachers
for the Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate.
(2) The standard Trade
and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate shall require current
licensure, certification, or registration by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency based on a recognized test or measurement. If the licensure,
certification, or registration is not based on a recognized test or
measurement, then passing the appropriate National Occupational Competency
Testing Institute (NOCTI) assessment is required. A cosmetology teacher must
hold a valid Cosmetology Operator license or Class A Barber Operator
license.
(3) An individual seeking
initial certification as a teacher and completing requirements through an EPP
must complete one year of creditable classroom teaching experience, as defined
in Chapter 153, Subchapter CC, of Part 2 of this title (relating to
Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service), on an intern or
probationary certificate in the specific area of trade and industrial
education.
(4) The holder of a
standard or provisional Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate
or Vocational Trades and Industry certificate may be approved for additional
trade and industrial education assignments provided he or she meets the
required number of years of wage-earning experience as indicated in this
subsection. Work experience must be approved according to the provisions of
this subsection. The EPP must submit a statement of qualifications to the Texas
Education Agency within 60 calendar days of approval.
(e) Trade and Industrial Workforce Training:
Grades 6-12 certificate. The certificate may be issued no earlier than
September 1, 2018. A standard Trade and Industrial Workforce Training: Grades
6-12 certificate shall be based on academic preparation and experience in the
skill areas to be taught and completion of specified pedagogy and professional
responsibilities training.
(1) The standard
Trade and Industrial Workforce Training: Grades 6-12 certificate shall require
all of the following academic preparation and wage-earning experience.
(A) An individual must have been issued a
high school diploma or its equivalent or a postsecondary credential,
certificate or degree.
(B) An
individual must have seven years of full-time wage-earning experience within
the preceding 10 years in an approved occupation for which instruction is
offered, and have not been the subject of a complaint filed with a licensing
entity or other agency that regulates the occupation of the person, other than
a complaint that was determined baseless or unfounded by that entity or
agency.
(C) An individual must hold
with respect to that occupation a current license, certificate, or
registration, as applicable, issued by a nationally recognized accrediting
agency based on a recognized test or measurement.
(2) The standard Trade and Industrial
Workforce Training: Grades 6-12 certificate shall require current licensure,
certification, or registration by a nationally recognized accrediting agency
based on a recognized test or measurement.
(f) Career and technical education
certificates. Approval of career and technical education certificates in this
section shall be based on prior experience and preparation in a skill area.
(1) Prospective career and technical
education teachers shall submit a statement of qualifications detailing prior
experience and skill area preparation to the EPP approved to prepare teachers
for the career and technical education certificate sought. The certification
officer of the EPP shall review the applicant's statement of qualifications to
determine whether the applicant meets the appropriate approval criteria
specified in this subsection. In the case of an educator who otherwise
qualifies for certification by examination in Marketing: Grades 6-12, Health
Science: Grades 6-12, or Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12, the
review and approval of required work experience may be performed by a certified
school administrator.
(2) Under
this subsection, 12 months of wage-earning experience consisting of at least 40
hours per week shall equal one year of full-time experience. Wage-earning
experience consisting of less than 40 hours, but at least 20 hours per week,
shall be calculated at a 50% rate in determining years of full-time experience.
Wage-earning experience consisting of less than 20 hours per week shall not be
considered acceptable in determining full-time experience.
(3) Postsecondary and proprietary school
teaching experience in the specific occupational area for which the candidate
is seeking certification may be counted on a year-for-year basis in lieu of
on-the-job experience. Proprietary schools must be accredited or otherwise
approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Recency of experience requirements
must be met, as well as current licensure, certification, or registration by a
state or nationally recognized accrediting agency.
