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as required. Both efforts to amend
19 TAC §230.305 were reviewed by the State Board of Education and no
action was taken.
The adopted amendment to 19 TAC §230.305 establishes a March 31, 2007,
deadline in new subsection (d) for issuing a temporary certificate for the
administrator positions of assistant principal, principal, and superintendent.
Requirements for the temporary five-year administrator certificates are not
aligned with current principal and superintendent standards and do not require
supervision or mentoring of the beginning administrator. The adopted amendment
also includes language to allow a temporary certificate issued on or before
March 31, 2007, under §230.305 to remain effective until the certificate's
stated expiration date.
Additional non-substantive, technical edits are also made to this section
for consistency.
The following is a summary of the public comment received on the proposed
amendment to 19 TAC §230.305 and the corresponding agency response.
Comment. An administrator of the Hudson Independent School District asked
for clarification on whether temporary certificates issued prior to the 2007
date would be in effect until the stated expiration date.
Agency response. The agency offers the following clarification. The proposed
rule text states that any certificate issued on or before March 31, 2007,
will remain effective until its stated expiration date. No changes were made
to the proposal in response to the comment.
The amendment is adopted under the Texas Education Code, §21.041(b)(2),
which requires the SBEC to specify the classes of certificates to be issued.
The amendment implements Texas Education Code, §21.041(b)(2).
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 February 16, 2007.
TRD-200700552
Raymond Glynn
Acting Associate Commissioner, Educator Quality and Standards
State Board for Educator Certification
Effective date: March 8, 2007
Proposal publication date: November 24, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497