Section 230.13 - Standard Certificate Requirements(a) Initial standard classroom teacher certificates that are not based on experience and preparation in a skill area shall require: (1) a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education;(2) completion of and recommendation by an approved educator preparation program (EPP) by the application and issuance deadlines for the certificate; and(3) submission of passing scores on comprehensive examinations prescribed by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) as specified in § 230.21 of this title (relating to Educator Assessment).(b) Standard career and technical education certificates based on experience and preparation in a skill area shall require: (1) a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education. In the case of the trade and industrial education certificates, experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree;(2) preparation, experience, and/or licensure, certification, or registration in a skill area as described in § 233.14 of this title (relating to Career and Technical Education (Certificates requiring experience and preparation in a skill area));(3) completion of and recommendation by an approved EPP by the application and issuance deadlines for the certificate; and(4) submission of passing scores on comprehensive examinations prescribed by the SBEC as specified in § 230.21 of this title.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 230.13
The provisions of this §230.13 adopted to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5753; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 52, December 23, 2016, TexReg 10316, eff. 12/27/2016