(a) Subject to the requirements in subsection (b) of this section, an assignment for Food Science, Grades 9-12, is allowed with one of the following certificates.      
        (1) Any home economics or homemaking certificate.       
        (2) Chemistry: Grades 7-12.       
        (3) Chemistry: Grades 8-12.       
        (4) Family and Consumer Sciences, Composite: Grades 6-12.       
        (5) Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Sciences: Grades 8-12.       
        (6) Life Science: Grades 7-12.       
        (7) Life Science: Grades 8-12.       
        (8) Legacy Master Science Teacher (Grades 8-12).       
        (9) Science: Grades 7-12.       
        (10) Science: Grades 8-12.       
        (11) Secondary Biology (Grades 6-12).       
        (12) Secondary Chemistry (Grades 6-12).       
        (13) Secondary Science (Grades 6-12).       
        (14) Secondary Science, Composite (Grades 6-12).       
      (b) All teachers assigned to this course shall participate in Texas Education Agency-approved training prior to teaching this course effective with the 2019-2020 school year. Specific details about the required training can be found at tea.texas.gov/cte.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §231.445 adopted to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5076; amended to be effective May 17, 2015, 40 TexReg 2527; amended to be effective December 21, 2017, 42 TexReg 7122; amended to be effective December 27, 2020, 45 TexReg 9183