Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 233 - CATEGORIES OF CLASSROOM TEACHING CERTIFICATES
Section 233.15 - Languages Other Than English
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 233.15
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) shall issue languages other than English (LOTE) certificates in the following areas:
(1) American Sign Language: Early
Childhood-Grade 12. The American Sign Language: Early Childhood-Grade 12
certificate may be issued no earlier than September 1, 2005.
(2) Arabic: Early Childhood-Grade 12. The
Arabic: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be issued no earlier than
October 15, 2007.
(3) Chinese:
Early Childhood-Grade 12. The Chinese: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may
be issued no earlier than October 15, 2007.
(4) French: Early Childhood-Grade 12. The
French: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be issued no earlier than
November 1, 2009.
(5) German: Early
Childhood-Grade 12. The German: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be
issued no earlier than November 1, 2009.
(6) Hindi: Early Childhood-Grade 12. The
Hindi: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be issued no earlier than
November 1, 2010.
(7) Italian:
Early Childhood-Grade 12. The Italian: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may
be issued no earlier than November 1, 2010.
(8) Japanese: Early Childhood-Grade 12. The
Japanese: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be issued no earlier than
October 15, 2007.
(9) Korean: Early
Childhood-Grade 12. The Korean: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be
issued no earlier than June 1, 2016.
(10) Latin: Early Childhood-Grade 12. The
Latin: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be issued no earlier than
January 1, 2010.
(11) Portuguese:
Early Childhood-Grade 12. The Portuguese: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate
may be issued no earlier than June 1, 2016.
(12) Russian: Early Childhood-Grade 12. The
Russian: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be issued no earlier than
October 15, 2007.
(13) Spanish:
Early Childhood-Grade 12. The Spanish: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may
be issued no earlier than November 1, 2009.
(14) Tamil: Early Childhood-Grade 12. The
Tamil: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be issued no earlier than
September 1, 2025.
(15) Turkish:
Early Childhood-Grade 12. The Turkish: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may
be issued no earlier than November 1, 2010.
(16) Vietnamese: Early Childhood-Grade 12.
The Vietnamese: Early Childhood-Grade 12 certificate may be issued no earlier
than October 15, 2007.
(b) An interested party may request an additional LOTE certificate using the petition process described in § 250.20 of this title (relating to Petition for Adoption of Rules or Rule Changes) for SBEC consideration. The petitioner must provide:
(1) the desired LOTE
certificate and confirmation of the number of students likely to receive
instruction in the requested language;
(2) the number of individuals interested in
adding a certification in the new language; and
(3) the rationale for the request and
anticipated benefit to students.
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