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Proposed Amendments to Chapter 249, Disciplinary Proceedings, Sanctions, and Contested Cases
Summary: The proposed amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 249, Subchapter A, General Provisions, §249.3, Definitions, and Subchapter B, Enforcement Actions and Guidelines, §249.15, Disciplinary Action by State Board for Educator Certification, would revise the definition of "serious state assessment testing violation" and would replace a cross reference to a State Board of Education rule that has been repealed. The proposed amendments to 19 TAC §249.13, Cancellation of an Erroneously Issued Certificate; §249.14, Complaint, Required Reporting, and Investigation; Investigative Notice; Filing of Petition; §249.26, Petition; and §249.30, Notice of Hearing, would update a cross reference to a rule relating to certificate issuance procedures.
(SBEC approval of proposal: May 3, 2013)
(Publication in the May 31, 2013, issue of the Texas Register)
(Earliest possible date of adoption by SBEC: August 2, 2013)
(Earliest possible date for review by State Board of Education: September 18-20, 2013)
Text of Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 249, Subchapter A (PDF)
Text of Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 249, Subchapter B (PDF)
Text of Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 249, Subchapter C (PDF)
Text of Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 249, Subchapter D (PDF)
Send a public comment on Proposed Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 249, Subchapters A-D
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