16 Tex. Admin. Code § 75.124 - Career and technology education program requirements
(a) Sections 1302.5036 and 1302.5037 of the
Act provide a pathway to an air conditioning and refrigeration technician
certification for persons who complete a career and technology education
program. Pursuant to §1302.5037, the department is required to:
(1) establish standards for the essential
knowledge and skills of career and technology education programs offered in
Texas public high schools; and
(2)
determine on a case-by-case basis whether educational programs offered by
private high schools and institutions of higher education are similar to career
and technology education programs offered in Texas public high
schools.
(b) A career and
technology education program must be designed to ensure that students obtain
the essential knowledge and skills set out in the following cross-referenced
rules of the Texas Education Agency. The minimum number of academic credits
required for each course is also noted. Students enrolled in courses identified
in paragraphs (2) and (3) below must be provided hands-on practical
instruction, including interactive lab work, for at least 80 percent of total
classroom time. A career and technology education program may not allow
students to obtain credit by examination.
(1)
Principles of Construction; Texas Administrative Code Title 19, Part 2, Chapter
130, Subchapter B, §130.43; one credit.
(2) Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology I; Texas Administrative Code Title
19, Part 2, Chapter 130, Subchapter B, §130.59; one credit.
(3) Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology II; Texas Administrative Code Title
19, Part 2, Chapter 130, Subchapter B, §130.60; two credits. Instruction
regarding sheet metal and fiberglass ductwork, described in §130.60(c)(14)
and (15), is optional.
(4)
Practicum in Construction Technology and Extended Practicum in Construction
Technology; Texas Administrative Code Title 19, Part 2, Chapter 130, Subchapter
B, §130.64 and §130.69; three total credits.
(A) At least 80 percent of a student's time
in a practicum must be spent outside of the classroom and working under the
supervision of a department-licensed air conditioning and refrigeration
contractor.
(B) A high school or
institution of higher education offering a career and technology education
program under this section must implement procedures allowing a student to earn
course credit for work performed outside of the classroom under the supervision
of a department-licensed air conditioning and refrigeration
contractor.
(c)
A career and technology education program will not be recognized by the
department unless it is instructed by:
(1) a
department-licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractor; or
(2) a certified technician whose
certification was issued on or after September 1, 2018.
(d) A career and technology education program
offered by an institution of higher education may not be more stringent than a
program offered by a public high school.
(e) The department will recognize an
educational program offered by a private high school or institution of higher
education as a "career and technology education program" for purposes of
§75.120 if the department determines that the educational program
substantially complies with the requirements of this section.
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