1. Adopted Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 239, Student Services Certificates (PDF)
Effective Date: December 23, 2009.
Amended 19 TAC Chapter 239, Student Services Certificates, was filed as adopted with the Texas Register on December 3, 2009.
The adopted amendments update the rules to reflect current law relating to the school counselor certificate, school librarian certificate, educational diagnostician certificate, reading specialist certificate, and master teacher certificate. The amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 239, Student Services Certificates, were adopted with no changes from what was published as proposed.
Staff Contact: Questions about this item should be directed to Educator Credentialing at (512) 936-8224.
2. Adopted Repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 240, American Sign Language Certificate (PDF)
Effective Date: December 23, 2009.
Repealed 19 TAC Chapter 240, American Sign Language Certificate, were filed as adopted with the Texas Register on December 3, 2009.
The adopted repeal is necessary since §240.1 is obsolete, with an expiration date of September 1, 2006, specified in rule. The adopted repeal of 19 TAC §240.1 is also necessary since the American Sign Language (ASL) certificate based on standards established for the Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET) has been replaced with the ASL certificate based on the standards established for the Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES). The current rules for the ASL certificate are codified in 19 TAC §231.1, Criteria for Assignment of Public School Personnel, and §233.15, Languages Other Than English. The repeal of 19 TAC Chapter 240, American Sign Language Certificate, was adopted with no changes from what was published as proposed.
Staff Contact: Questions about this item should be directed to Educator Credentialing at (512) 936-8224.
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