19 TAC §§233.4, 233.9 - 233.12
The State Board for Educator Certification adopts amendments
to §233.4, relating to the mathematics and science certificates for teaching
in grades 4-8 and 8-12 and new §233.9, relating to the supplemental certificate
for teaching gifted and talented students in the same grade levels and in
the same content areas of the holder's base certificate; §233.10, relating
to the certificates for teaching fine arts in all levels, from early childhood
programs through grade 12; §233.11, relating to certificates for teaching
health in all levels, from early childhood programs through grade 12; and §233.12,
relating to certificates for teaching career and technology education in grades
6-12 and in grades 8-12.
The rules were published in the February 27, 2004, issue of the
Texas Register
(29 TexReg 1811) and are adopted without changes.
The State Board for Educator Certification received no objections to the
adoption of new certificates which will remain valid for holders but which
will no longer be issued after September 1, 2005.
No public comments were received in response to the notice of proposed
rules as published in the above-referenced issue of the
Texas Register
.
The amendments and new sections are adopted under the statutory
authority of the following sections of the Education Code: §21.031(a),
which vests SBEC with the authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of
the certification, continuing education, and standards of conduct of public
school educators; §21.041(b)(1), Education Code, which requires SBEC
to propose rules that provide for the regulation of educators and the general
administration of Chapter 21, Subchapter B, in a manner consistent with that
subchapter; §21.041(b)(2), which requires SBEC to specify the classes
of certificates to be issued; §21.041(b)(3), which requires SBEC to specify
the period for which each class of educator certificate is valid; §21.041(b)(4),
which requires SBEC to specify the requirements for the issuance and renewal
of an educator certificate; and §21.042, which requires SBEC to submit
proposed rules to the State Board of Education for review prior to adoption.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the adopted amendments
and new sections.
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 June 8, 2004.
TRD-200403723
Ron Kettler, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Director
State Board for Educator Certification
Effective date: June 28, 2004
Proposal publication date: February 27, 2004
For further information, please call: (512) 936-8239