(a) An applicant for a certificate or a school district requesting a permit shall pay the applicable fee from the following list.
  (1) Educational aide certificate:
    (A) prior to September 1, 2017--$30; and
    (B) after August 31, 2017--$15.
  (2) Standard certificate--$75.
  (3) Enhanced standard certificate--$75.
  (4) Probationary or intern certificate:
    (A) prior to September 1, 2017--$50; and
    (B) after August 31, 2017--$75.
  (5) Addition of certification based on completion of appropriate examination--$75.
  (6) Review of a credential issued by a jurisdiction other than Texas (nonrefundable):
    (A) prior to September 1, 2016--$175; and
    (B) after August 31, 2016--$160.
  (7) One-year certificate based on a credential issued by a jurisdiction other than Texas--$50.
  (8) Emergency permit (nonrefundable)--$55.
  (9) National criminal history check (nonrefundable)--The fee, posted on the Texas Education Agency website, shall include a $10 criminal history review fee in addition to the current cost of fingerprint scanning, processing, and obtaining national criminal history record information from the Texas Department of Public Safety, its contractors, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The same fee will be paid by current certified educators who are subject to a national criminal history check pursuant to Texas Education Code, §§22.082, 22.0831, and 22.0836.
  (10) Review of the superintendent application for the substitution of managerial experience for the principal certificate requirement (nonrefundable)--$160.
  (11) On-time renewal of educational aide certificate:
    (A) prior to September 1, 2017--$10; and
    (B) after August 31, 2017--no charge.
  (12) Additional fee for late renewal of educational aide certificate:
    (A) prior to September 1, 2017--$5; and
    (B) after August 31, 2017--no charge.
  (13) Reactivation of an inactive educational aide certificate--$15.
  (14) Reinstatement following restitution of child support or student loan repayment for educational aide certificate--$20.
  (15) On-time renewal of a standard certificate--$20.
  (16) On-time renewal of an enhanced standard certificate--$20.
  (17) Additional fee for late renewal of a standard certificate--$10.
  (18) Reactivation of an inactive standard certificate--$40; except for an inactivation pursuant to §232.9 of this title (relating to Inactive Status and Late Renewal).
  (19) Reinstatement following restitution of child support or student loan repayment--$50.
  (20) Visiting international teacher certificate--$75.
  (21) Request for preliminary criminal history evaluation (nonrefundable)--$50.
(b) The fee for correcting a certificate or permit when the error is not made by the Texas Education Agency shall be equal to the fee for the original certificate or permit.
(c) An individual registering to take certification tests shall pay the applicable fee(s) from the following list of categories:
  (1) Selected Response-Only Assessments--$116.
  (2) Single Subject Area Tests (801-809)--$58.
  (3) Enhanced Selected-Response/Constructed-Response Assessments for Tests (801-809)--$70.
  (4) Enhanced Selected-Response/Constructed-Response Assessments--$136.
  (5) Enhanced Selected-Response/Constructed-Response Administrator and Student Services Assessments--$200.
  (6) Performance-Based Assessments for teachers--$311.
  (7) Performance-Based Assessments for teachers, retake per task--$111.
(d) An individual registering to take a content certification examination prior to admission to an educator preparation program shall pay the applicable fee(s) from the following list of categories:
  (1) Content Certification Examinations except American Sign Language (ASL)--$106.
  (2) Essential Academic Skills Sub-Tests Retake (701-703)--$56.
  (3) Content Certification Examinations for ASL Sub-Tests (784-785)--$56.

Source Note: The provisions of this §230.101 adopted to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5753; amended to be effective September 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 5151; amended to be effective December 27, 2016, 41 TexReg 10309; amended to be effective December 23, 2018, 43 TexReg 8108; amended to be effective October 13, 2019, 44 TexReg 5767; amended to be effective May 19, 2024, 49 TexReg 3551