Texas Education Code 21.0485 – Certification to Teach Students With Visual Impairments
(a) To be eligible to be issued a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, a person must:
(1) complete either:
(A) all course work required for that certification in an approved educator preparation program; or
(B) an alternative educator certification program approved for the purpose by the board;
(2) perform satisfactorily on each examination prescribed under § 21.048 for certification to teach students with visual impairments, after completing the course work or program described by Subdivision (1); and
(3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the board.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to eligibility for a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, including eligibility for renewal of that certificate, if the application for the initial certificate was submitted on or before September 1, 2011.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 21.0485
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005