Section 233.1 - General Authority(a) In this chapter, the State Board for Educator Certification establishes separate certificate categories within the certificate class for the classroom teacher established under § 230.33 of this title (relating to Classes of Certificates).(b) For purposes of authorizing a person to be employed by a school district under the Texas Education Code, § 21.003(a), a certificate category identifies:(1) the content area or the special student population the holder may teach;(2) the grade levels the holder may teach; and(3) the earliest date the certificate may be issued.(c) Unless provided otherwise in this title, the content area and grade level of a certificate category as well as the standards underlying the certification examination for each category are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills curriculum adopted by the State Board of Education.(d) A category includes both a standard certificate and the related emergency or temporary credential. A category may comprise a standard base certificate or a supplemental certificate. A supplemental certificate may be issued only to a person who already holds the appropriate standard base certificate.(e) A person must satisfy all applicable requirements and conditions under this title and other law to be issued a certificate in a category. A person seeking an initial standard certification must pass the appropriate examination(s) as prescribed in § 230.21 of this title (relating to Educator Assessment).(f) If the governor declares a state of disaster consistent with the Texas Government Code, § 418.014, Texas Education Agency staff may extend deadlines in this chapter for up to 90 days as necessary to accommodate persons in the affected disaster areas.(g) The general assignment descriptions in this chapter, where applicable, are subject to the specific provisions for the assignment of a holder of a certificate in Chapter 231 of this title (relating to Requirements for Public School Personnel Assignments), and in the event of any conflict with this chapter, Chapter 231 of this title shall prevail.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 233.1
The provisions of this §233.1 adopted to be effective June 9, 2002, 27 TexReg 4699; amended to be effective June 22, 2008, 33 TexReg 4670; amended to be effective October 25, 2009, 34 TexReg 7199; amended to be effective October 28, 2010, 35 TexReg 9504; amended to be effective August 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 5766; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 51, December 19, 2014, TexReg 10008, eff. 12/28/2014; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 19, May 6, 2016, TexReg 3308, eff. 5/15/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 41, October 12, 2018, TexReg 6834, eff. 10/21/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 41, October 9, 2020, TexReg 7259, eff. 10/15/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 18, May 5, 2023, TexReg 2341, eff. 5/11/2023