(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001, and the rules of practice and procedure of the State Office of Administrative Hearings so as to achieve the purposes for which it was adopted, without changing the statutory jurisdiction, powers, or authority of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC).
(b) "Includes" and "including" are terms of enlargement and not of limitation or exclusive enumeration, and use of the terms does not create a presumption that components not expressed are excluded.
(c) If any provision of this chapter is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this chapter that can be applied without the invalid provision. To that end, the SBEC declares the provisions of this chapter to be severable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §249.6 adopted to be effective March 31, 1999, 24 TexReg 2304; amended to be effective December 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 9112