Texas Education Code

§ 21.0443 — EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM APPROVAL AND RENEWAL

ED § 21.0443Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. B. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS

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(a)The board shall propose rules to establish standards to govern the approval or renewal of approval of:

(1)educator preparation programs;

(2)the teacher preparation routes established under Sections 21.04421, 21.04422, and 21.04423; and

(3)certification fields authorized to be offered by an educator preparation program. (a-1) The board may review an educator preparation program's curriculum:

(1)before the approval or renewal of approval of the program; and

(2)at any time after the approval or renewal of the approval of the program to ensure the program remains eligible for approval by demonstrating that any changes to curriculum requirements proposed by the board since the most recent review have been incorporated into the curriculum.

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 215 (H.B. 159), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 2.09, eff. June 20, 2025.