19 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.6 - Continuing Approval
(a) The continuing
approval of an educator preparation program (EPP) to recommend candidates for
educator certification, which shall be reviewed pursuant to §
228.13 of this title (relating to
Continuing Educator Preparation Program Approval), will be based upon the EPP's
accreditation status and compliance with the State Board for Educator
Certification (SBEC) rules regarding program-approval components specified in
§
228.11 of this title (relating to
New Entity Approval).
(b) After a
continuing approval review pursuant to §
228.13 of this title, if the Texas
Education Agency (TEA) staff finds that an EPP is in compliance with SBEC rules
and/or Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 21, the TEA staff shall issue a
proposed recommendation for SBEC to approve the renewal of an EPP. After a
continuing approval review pursuant to §
228.13 of this title or a
complaint investigation pursuant to Chapter 228, Subchapter G, of this title
(relating to Complaints and Investigations), if the TEA staff finds that an EPP
has failed to comply with SBEC rules and/or the TEC, Chapter 21, and the EPP
does not obtain compliance within four months, the TEA staff shall recommend
that the SBEC sanction the EPP. The TEA staff may recommend that the SBEC
action include, but is not limited to, public reprimand, revocation of program
approval, or the imposition of conditions upon continuing program
approval.
(c) TEA staff shall
provide notice of the proposed recommendation for SBEC action relating to the
EPP's continuing approval to recommend candidates for educator certification in
the manner provided by §
229.7 of this title (relating to
Informal Review of Texas Education Agency Recommendations), and an EPP shall be
entitled to an informal review of the proposed recommendation, under the
conditions and procedures set out in §
229.7 of this title, prior to the
submission of the recommendation for action to either the SBEC or the State
Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). If the EPP fails to request an
informal review in a timely manner, the proposed recommendation will become a
final recommendation.
(d) Following
the informal review, a final recommendation will be issued by the TEA staff.
The final recommendation may include changes or additions to the proposed
recommendation and such modifications are not subject to another informal
review procedure.
(e) If the final
recommendation proposes revocation of approval of an EPP to recommend
candidates for educator certification, within 14 calendar days of receipt of
the final recommendation, the EPP may agree in writing to accept the final
revocation without further proceedings or may request that TEA staff schedule
the matter for a hearing before an administrative law judge at the SOAH, as
provided by §
229.8 of this title (relating to
Contested Cases for Accreditation Revocation).
(f) If the final recommendation does not
propose revocation of approval of an EPP to recommend candidates for educator
certification, the final recommendation will be submitted to SBEC for
consideration and entry of a final order.
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