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The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) has adopted the following rule actionsÌýsubject toÌýthe State Board of Education (SBOE) reviewÌýrequired by the Texas Education Code, §21.042. If the SBOE reviews and takes no action on a rule, the agency willÌýfile itÌýwith the Texas Register and determine a future effective date. You can view rules that have been filed with theÌýTexas Register and are awaiting their effective datesÌýon the page Adopted State Board for Educator Certification Rules - Not Yet Effective.

Rule text is presented in PDF format.ÌýIf you do not have a PDF reader, you may download the Adobe Acrobat Reader for free from theÌý.

If there are changes to rule text since it was published as proposed, the changes are shown in red.

The SBEC agendaÌýprovides detailed information on these rules.

Adoption of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 231, Requirements for Public School Personnel Assignments, Subchapter F, Special Education-Related Services Personnel Assignments
Summary: The proposed revisions would provide requirements for school districts to make personnel assignment decisions based on the correlating certification and demonstration of content proficiency requirements. The proposed revisions would also expand the list of certificates appropriate for personnel serving in special education-related assignments and include a section dedicated to requirements for an assignment of Teachers of Students who are Deafblind. The revisions were adopted with changes to the figure since published as proposed.
Proposed Figure: 19 TAC §231.701(d), as amended (Changes at adoption are highlighted.)
SBEC Adoption Date: February 14, 2025
SBOE Review Date: April 8-11, 2025
Projected Effective Date: May 18, 2025

Adoption of Proposed Revisions to 19 TAC Chapter 235, Classroom Teacher Certification Standards, Subchapter A, General Provisions, Subchapter B, Elementary School Certificate Standards, Subchapter C, Middle School Certificate Standards, and Subchapter D, Secondary School Certificate Standards
Summary: The revisions would repeal the current grade-banded classroom teacher pedagogy standards and replace them with the new Classroom Teacher Pedagogy standards. The revisions were adopted with changes since published as proposed.
SBEC Adoption Date: February 14, 2025
SBOE Review Date: April 8-11, 2025
Projected Effective Date: May 18, 2025

Adoption of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 249, Disciplinary Proceedings, Sanctions, and Contested Cases
Summary: The proposed amendments reflect the results of prior discussions on Chapter 249 by the SBEC, as well as multiple stakeholder engagement sessions, by amending the contract abandonment mitigating factors; amending the definition of solicitation to add grooming behaviors; updating the SBEC’s mandatory minimum sanctions; updating the SBEC’s mailing procedures to allow original petitions and default petitions to be sent via electronic mail; clarifying that all notices sent to comply with Texas Government Code, §2001.054, will be sent via certified or registered mail, removing the requirement that exceptions must be filed or an issue is waived; clarifying the erroneously issued certificate section to explicitly state that the cancellation of a certificate issued as the result of a 91Èȱ¬ information technology (IT) error will not result in a contested case; and amending the SBEC’s definition of abuse to mirror the definition of abuse found in Texas Family Code, Chapter 261, as well as additional technical edits. The amendments were adopted with changes since published as proposed.
SBEC Adoption Date: February 14, 2025
SBOE Review Date: April 8-11, 2025
Projected Effective Date: May 18, 2025

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