(a) Subject to the requirements in subsection (b) of this section, an assignment for Computer Technician Practicum, Extended Computer Technician Practicum, Practicum in Information Technology, or Extended Practicum in Information Technology, Grades 9-12, is allowed with one of the following certificates.
  (1) Secondary Industrial Arts (Grades 6-12).
  (2) Secondary Industrial Technology (Grades 6-12).
  (3) Technology Education: Grades 6-12.
  (4) Technology Applications: Early Childhood-Grade 12.
  (5) Technology Applications: Grades 8-12.
  (6) Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 6-12. This assignment requires appropriate work approval.
  (7) Trade and Industrial Education: Grades 8-12. This assignment requires appropriate work approval.
  (8) Trade and Industrial Workforce Training: Grades 6-12. This assignment requires appropriate work approval.
  (9) Vocational Trades and Industry. This assignment requires appropriate work approval.
(b) The school district is responsible for ensuring that each teacher assigned to Computer Technician Practicum, Extended Computer Technician Practicum, Practicum in Information Technology, or Extended Practicum in Information Technology, Grades 9-12, has completed appropriate training in state and federal requirements regarding work-based learning and safety.

Source Note: The provisions of this §231.489 adopted to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5076; amended to be effective May 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 3304; amended to be effective December 21, 2017, 42 TexReg 7122; amended to be effective July 21, 2022, 47 TexReg 4319