TITLE 19.EDUCATION

Part 7. STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION

Chapter 230. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION

Subchapter N. CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE PROCEDURES

19 TAC §230.436

The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) adopts an amendment to 19 TAC §230.436, relating to the agency's schedule of fees for certification services. Section 230.436 was published in the September 5, 2003, issue of the Texas Register (28 TexReg 7559) .

The adopted amendment to §230.436 will add new paragraph (10) relating to the fee for national criminal history background checks for all first time applicants.

The State Board for Educator Certification received no comments regarding the proposed amendment. Therefore §230.436 is being adopted without change.

The amendment is adopted under the statutory authority of Texas Education Code (TEC), §§21.041(b)(4), 21.041(c), 21.048 and 22.082.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on January 9, 2004.

TRD-200400164

Ron Kettler, Ph.D.

Interim Executive Director

State Board for Educator Certification

Effective date: January 29, 2004

Proposal publication date: September 5, 2003

For further information, please call: (512) 238-3280