Tex. Education Code § 21.042
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 21.042, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 21.042. APPROVAL OF RULES.
Official statutory text
The State Board for Educator Certification must submit a written copy of each rule it proposes to adopt to the State Board of Education for review. The State Board of Education may reject a proposed rule by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the board present and voting. If the State Board of Education fails to reject a proposal before the 90th day after the date on which it receives the proposal, the proposal takes effect as a rule of the State Board for Educator Certification as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. The State Board of Education may not modify a rule proposed by the State Board for Educator Certification.
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