- (a) When the board reprimands an educator or restricts an educator's certificate, the agency shall mail to the educator a copy of the board's order.
(b) Inscribed reprimand.
- (1) The agency shall demand that the educator return all certificates or permits issued by the State of Texas as well as all copies of them and substitute a certificate provided by the agency showing the reprimand on the face of the certificate.
- (2) A record of the board's action publicly reprimanding the educator shall become part of the educator's official certification records maintained by the agency.
- (3) The agency shall also notify the employing school district of the board's order reprimanding the educator.
(c) Non-inscribed reprimand.
- (1) The educator may retain all copies of all certificates or permits issued by the State of Texas as well as all copies of them without being required to substitute a certificate showing the reprimand.
- (2) The board's action reprimanding the certificate holder shall only become part of the person's confidential investigative/litigation case file maintained by the agency and shall not be available for public inspection except as required by law.
- (3) The agency, the presiding ALJ, and the board may consider a non-inscribed reprimand in seeking, recommending, or ordering sanctions based on subsequently obtained evidence of improper or criminal conduct by the educator.
(d) Restriction.
- (1) The agency shall demand that the educator return all certificates or permits issued by the State of Texas as well as all copies of them and substitute a certificate provided by the agency showing each restriction.
- (2) A record of the board's action restricting the educator's certificate shall become part of the person's official records maintained by the agency.
- (3) The agency shall notify the employing school district of the board's order restricting the educator's certificate.
Source Note:The provisions of this §249.41 adopted to be effective March 31, 1999, 24 TexReg 2304.