Texas Education Code
§ 21.051 — RULES REGARDING FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCE AND OPTIONS FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS
ED § 21.051Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. B. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS
Statute text
View on source(a)Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 2.20(a)(1), eff. June 20, 2025.
(b)Before a school district may employ a candidate for certification as a teacher of record and, except as provided by Subsection (b-1), after the candidate's admission to an educator preparation program, the candidate must complete at least 15 hours of field-based experience in which the candidate is actively engaged in instructional or educational activities involving a diverse student population that, to the greatest extent practicable, includes students with disabilities under supervision at:
(1)a public school campus accredited or approved for the purpose by the agency; or
(2)a private school recognized or approved for the purpose by the agency. (b-1) A candidate may satisfy up to 15 hours of the field-based experience requirement under Subsection (b) by serving as a long-term substitute teacher as prescribed by board rule. Experience under this subsection may occur after the candidate's admission to an educator preparation program or during the two years before the date the candidate is admitted to the program. The candidate's experience in instructional or educational activities must be documented by the educator preparation program and must be obtained at:
(1)a public school campus accredited or approved for the purpose by the agency; or
(2)a private school recognized or approved for the purpose by the agency.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 8 (S.B. 8), Sec. 2, eff. September 28, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 757 (S.B. 1839), Sec. 6, eff. June 12, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 215 (H.B. 159), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (S.B. 1590), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 15), Sec. 1, eff. September 9, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 6.006, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 2.20(a)(1), eff. June 20, 2025.