1. (a) In this chapter, the State Board for Educator Certification (Board or SBEC) establishes separate certificate categories within the certificate class for the classroom teacher established under §232.510(b)(3) of this title (relating to Classes of Certificates). This chapter is adopted under Education Code, Sections 21.039(3) (relating to authority of Board's executive director to issue educator certificates), 21.041(b)(1) (relating to the Board's rulemaking authority for the regulation of educators and general administration of SBEC statutes), and 21.041(b)(2) (relating to the Board's rulemaking authority to specify classes of educator certificates).

2. (b) For purposes of authorizing a person to be employed by a school district under Section 21.003(a), Education Code, a certificate category identifies:

   1. (1) the content area or the special student population the holder may teach;
   2. (2) the grade levels the holder may teach; and
   3. (3) the earliest date the certificate may be issued.
3. (c) Unless provided otherwise by this title, the content area and grade level of a certificate category as well as the standards underlying the certification examination for each category are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum adopted by the State Board of Education under this title.
4. (d) A category includes both a standard certificate and the related emergency or temporary credential. A category may comprise a standard base certificate or a supplemental certificate. A supplemental certificate may be issued only to a person who already holds the appropriate standard base certificate.
5. (e) A person must satisfy all applicable requirements and conditions under this title and other law to be issued a certificate in a category, including passing the appropriate examination prescribed by SBEC.

Source Note:The provisions of this §233.1 adopted to be effective June 9, 2002, 27 TexReg 4699.