Texas Register, Volume 38, Number 35, Pages 5587-5800, August 30, 2013 Page: 5,659
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(C) Option III. An individual must:
(i) hold a high school diploma or the equivalent; and
(ii) have five years of full-time wage-earning expe-
rience within the past eight years in one or more approved occupations
for which instruction is offered. The experience must be approved by
the certification officer of an educator preparation program approved to
prepare teachers for the Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 8-12
certificate.
(2) The standard Trade and Industrial Education: Grades
8-12 certificate shall require current licensure, certification, or regis-
tration by a nationally recognized accrediting agency based on a rec-
ognized test or measurement. If the licensure, certification, or regis-
tration is not based on a recognized test or measurement, then passing
the appropriate National Occupational Competency Testing Institute
(NOCTI) assessment is required. A cosmetology teacher must hold a
current cosmetology instructor license issued by the Texas Department
of Licensing and Regulation.
(3) An individual must complete one year of creditable
classroom teaching experience, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter
CC, of this title (relating to Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years
of Service), on an emergency permit or probationary certificate in the
specific area of trade and industrial education.
(4) The holder of a standard or provisional Trade and In-
dustrial Education: Grades 8-12 certificate or Vocational Trades and
Industry certificate may be approved for additional trade and industrial
education assignments provided he or she meets the required number of
years of wage-earning experience as indicated in this subsection. Work
experience must be approved according to the provisions of this sub-
section. The educator preparation program must submit a statement of
qualifications to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) within 60 calen-
dar days of approval.
(g) Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate.
The certificate may be issued no earlier than September 1, 2014. A
standard Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate shall
be based on academic preparation and experience in the skill areas to
be taught and completion of specified pedagogy and professional re-
sponsibilities training. [The provisions of this subsection shall expire
on September 4, 204-6]
(1) The standard Trade and Industrial Education: Grades
6-12 certificate shall require the following academic preparation and
wage-earning experience.
(A) Option I. An individual must:
(i) hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited insti-
tution of higher education that at the time was accredited or otherwise
approved by an accrediting organization recognized by the THECB;
and
(ii) have three years of full-time wage-earning expe-
rience within the past eight years in one or more approved occupations
for which instruction is offered. The experience must be approved by
the certification officer of an educator preparation program approved to
prepare teachers for the Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12
certificate. Up to 18 months of the wage-earning experience can be met
through a formal documented internship.
(B) Option II. An individual must:
(i) hold an associate degree from an accredited insti-
tution of higher education that at the time was accredited or otherwise
approved by an accrediting organization recognized by the THECB;
and(ii) have three years of full-time wage-earning expe-
rience within the past eight years in one or more approved occupations
for which instruction is offered. The experience must be approved by
the certification officer of an educator preparation program approved to
prepare teachers for the Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12
certificate.
(C) Option III. An individual must:
(i) hold a high school diploma or the equivalent; and
(ii) have five years of full-time wage-earning expe-
rience within the past eight years in one or more approved occupations
for which instruction is offered. The experience must be approved by
the certification officer of an educator preparation program approved to
prepare teachers for the Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12
certificate.
(2) The standard Trade and Industrial Education: Grades
6-12 certificate shall require current licensure, certification, or regis-
tration by a nationally recognized accrediting agency based on a rec-
ognized test or measurement. If the licensure, certification, or regis-
tration is not based on a recognized test or measurement, then passing
the appropriate NOCTI assessment is required. A cosmetology teacher
must hold a current cosmetology instructor license issued by the Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(3) An individual must complete one year of creditable
classroom teaching experience, as defined in Chapter 153, Subchapter
CC, of this title, on an emergency permit or probationary certificate in
the specific area of trade and industrial education.
(4) The holder of a standard or provisional Trade and In-
dustrial Education: Grades 6-12 certificate or Vocational Trades and
Industry certificate may be approved for additional trade and industrial
education assignments provided he or she meets the required number of
years of wage-earning experience as indicated in this subsection. Work
experience must be approved according to the provisions of this sub-
section. The educator preparation program must submit a statement of
qualifications to the TEA within 60 calendar days of approval.
(h) Career and technical education certificates. Approval of
career and technical education certificates in this section [subsection]
shall be based on prior experience and preparation in a skill area.
(1) Prospective career and technical education teachers
shall submit a statement of qualifications detailing prior experience and
skill area preparation to the educator preparation program approved
to prepare teachers for the career and technical education certificate
sought. The certification officer of the educator preparation program
shall review the applicant's statement of qualifications to determine
whether the applicant meets the appropriate approval criteria specified
in this subsection. In the case of an educator who otherwise qualifies
for certification by examination in Marketing Education: Grades 8-12
and Marketing: Grades 6-12, the review and approval of required
work experience may be performed by a certified school administrator.
(2) Under this subsection, 12 months of wage-earning ex-
perience consisting of at least 40 hours per week shall equal one year of
full-time experience. Wage-earning experience consisting of less than
40 hours, but at least 20 hours per week, shall be calculated at a 50%
rate in determining years of full-time experience. Wage-earning expe-
rience consisting of less than 20 hours per week shall not be considered
acceptable in determining full-time experience.
(3) Postsecondary and proprietary school teaching experi-
ence in the specific occupational area for which the candidate is seek-
ing certification may be counted on a year-for-year basis in lieu of
on-the-job experience. Proprietary schools must be accredited or oth-PROPOSED RULES August 30, 2013 38 TexReg 5659
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