(a) Written documentation of completion of all activities applied toward continuing professional education (CPE) requirements shall be maintained by each educator.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, by the date renewal is required, the educator shall verify through an affidavit in a manner determined by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff whether he or she is in compliance with renewal requirements, including CPE.
(c) Satisfaction of continuing professional education requirements, pursuant to §232.11 of this title (relating to Number and Content of Required Continuing Professional Education Hours), is not required by the renewal date if such requirements are implemented within one year prior to the renewal date.
(d) The TEA staff shall be responsible for auditing compliance with renewal requirements. The TEA audit procedures shall be based on available resources and may include random audits. The TEA staff shall contact an educator selected for an audit of his or her renewal requirements and provide the educator with information needed to submit the documentation that supports certificate renewal. The TEA staff at any time may review the documentation required for renewal under this subchapter, which may include the documentation described in §232.15 of this title (relating to Types of Acceptable Continuing Professional Education Activities) and §232.21of this title (relating to Provider Requirements).

Source Note: The provisions of this §232.16 adopted to be effective August 6, 2020, 45 TexReg 5345