(a) General provisions.
  (1) Certificate classes. An enhanced standard certificate may be issued for the teacher class of certificate.
  (2) Requirement to hold an enhanced standard certificate. A candidate who has completed a residency in accordance with §228.65 of this title (relating to Residency) must hold an enhanced standard certificate to be employed by a school district to teach the majority of the instructional day in an academic instructional setting and to evaluate student achievement and assign grades.
(b) Requirements for issuance. An enhanced standard certificate may be issued to an individual who meets the conditions and requirements prescribed in this subsection.
  (1) Bachelor's degree. Except as otherwise provided in rules of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) related to certain career and technical education certificates based on skill and experience, an individual must hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education to be eligible for the enhanced standard certificate. An individual who has earned a degree outside the United States must provide an original, detailed report or course-by-course evaluation for all college-level credits prepared by a foreign credential evaluation service recognized by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The evaluation must verify that the individual holds, at a minimum, the equivalent of a bachelor's degree issued by an accredited institution of higher education in the United States.
  (2) General certification requirements. The individual must meet the general certification requirements prescribed in §230.11 of this title (relating to General Requirements).
  (3) Fee. The individual must pay the fee prescribed in §230.101 of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees for Certification Services).
  (4) Fingerprints. The individual must submit fingerprints in accordance with §232.35(c) of this title (relating to Submission of Required Information) and Texas Education Code (TEC), §22.0831.
  (5) Residency. The individual must complete a residency in accordance with Chapter 228 of this title (relating to Requirements for Educator Preparation Programs), meet proficiency thresholders on teacher competencies as prescribed in §228.65(f) of this title, and be recommended by an approved educator preparation program by the application and issuance deadlines for the certificate.
  (6) Content pedagogy examination. The individual must receive a passing score on comprehensive content pedagogy examinations prescribed by the SBEC as specified in §230.21 of this title (relating to Educator Assessment).
(c) Validation period. The enhanced standard certificate shall be valid for five years, subject to the requirements of Chapter 232, Subchapter A, of this title (relating to Certificate Renewal and Continuing Professional Education Requirements).

Source Note: The provisions of this §230.39 adopted to be effective May 19, 2024, 49 TexReg 3551