Section 230.81 - Renewal Requirements and ProceduresGeneral provisions.
(1) The employing superintendent or his or her designee or authorized representative of a school district may renew an emergency permit for the same assignment in the same school district for which the initial emergency permit was activated.(2) No individual may continue in the same assignment for more than one school year of service on an emergency permit, except as provided in paragraph (4) of this section.(3) The total of semester credit hours or the equivalent contact hours required to obtain certification appropriate for the assignment shall determine the number of emergency permit renewals for which the individual may be eligible. The following schedule shall determine eligibility for emergency permit renewal.(A) For six semester credit hours or less plus appropriate examination requirements, an individual is not eligible for renewal.(B) For seven semester credit hours or more plus appropriate examination requirements, an individual is eligible for one renewal.(4) Effective with the 1998-1999 school year, emergency permits used fewer than 90 calendar days may be renewed for one additional year of service, if needed.(5) The superintendent or his or her designee or authorized representative may renew an emergency permit provided the following requirements and procedures are met. (A) The emergency permit must be renewed for the same assignment in the same school district.(B) Official transcripts verifying completion of a minimum of six semester credit hours or documentation of completion of equivalent contact hours toward the appropriate target certificate must be placed in the individual's personnel file.(C) If the individual has not completed permit renewal requirements as indicated in paragraph (3) of this section, the superintendent or his or her designee must obtain hardship approval from the Texas Education Agency prior to continuation of the assignment.(D) The appropriate renewal of the emergency permit application must be completed online prior to the beginning date of duties for the current school year.(E) The school district shall pay the appropriate fee.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 230.81
The provisions of this §230.81 adopted to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5753; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 52, December 23, 2016, TexReg 10319, eff. 12/27/2016