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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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Subtitle D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS |
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Chapter 21. EDUCATORS |
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Subchapter B. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS |
Sec. 21.044. EDUCATOR PREPARATION
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(a) The board shall propose rules establishing the training requirements a person must accomplish to obtain a certificate, enter an internship, or enter an induction-year program. The board shall specify the minimum academic qualifications required for a certificate.
(b) In proposing rules under this section, the board shall specify that to obtain a certificate to teach an "applied STEM course," as that term is defined by Section 28.027, at a secondary school, a person must:
(1) pass the certification test administered by the recognized national or international business and industry group that created the curriculum the applied STEM course is based on; and
(2) have at a minimum:
(A) an associate degree from an accredited institution of higher education; and
(B) three years of work experience in an occupation for which the applied STEM course is intended to prepare the student.