Tex. Education Code § 21.0485
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 21.0485, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 21.0485. CERTIFICATION TO TEACH STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) To be eligible to be issued a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, a person must:
(1) complete either:
(A) all course work required for that certification in an approved educator preparation program; or
(B) an alternative educator certification program approved for the purpose by the board;
(2) perform satisfactorily on each examination prescribed under Section 21.048 for certification to teach students with visual impairments, after completing the course work or program described by Subdivision (1); and
(3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the board.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to eligibility for a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, including eligibility for renewal of that certificate, if the application for the initial certificate was submitted on or before September 1, 2011.
(1) complete either:
(A) all course work required for that certification in an approved educator preparation program; or
(B) an alternative educator certification program approved for the purpose by the board;
(2) perform satisfactorily on each examination prescribed under Section 21.048 for certification to teach students with visual impairments, after completing the course work or program described by Subdivision (1); and
(3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the board.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to eligibility for a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, including eligibility for renewal of that certificate, if the application for the initial certificate was submitted on or before September 1, 2011.
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