tx-July242026-92: 19 TAC §249.51, §249.52 — Disciplinary Proceedings, Sanctions, and Contested Cases
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§249.52 STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The new sections are adopted under Texas Education Code (TEC), §21.031(a), which charges the SBEC with regulating and overseeing all aspects of the certification, continuing education, and standards of conduct for public school educators; TEC, §21.035, which states that Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff provides administrative functions and services for SBEC and gives SBEC the authority to delegate to either the commissioner of education or to TEA staff the authority to settle or otherwise informally dispose of contested cases involving educator certification; TEC, §21.041, as amended by House Bill (HB) 2, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, which authorizes the SBEC to adopt rules as necessary for its own procedures and to regulate educators, specify the requirements for issuance or renewal of an educator certificate, administer statutory requirements, and provide for educator disciplinary proceedings and for enforcement of the educator's code of ethics; TEC, §21.044(a), which authorizes the SBEC to adopt rules establishing training requirements and academic qualifications required for a person to obtain an educator certificate; TEC,...
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