Adopted State Board for Educator Certification Rules - Subject to SBOE Review

The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) has adopted the following rule actions subject to the State Board of Education (SBOE) review required by the Texas Education Code, §21.042. If the SBOE reviews and takes no action on a rule, the agency will file it with the Texas Register and determine a future effective date. You can view rules that have been filed with the Texas Register and are awaiting their effective dates on the page Adopted State Board for Educator Certification Rules - Not Yet Effective.

Rule text is presented in PDF format. If you do not have a PDF reader, you may download the Adobe Acrobat Reader for free from the Adobe website.

If there are changes to rule text since it was published as proposed, the changes are shown in red.

The SBEC agenda provides detailed information on these rules.

Adoption of Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 250, Administration, Subchapter B, Rulemaking Procedures, §250.20, Petition for Adoption of Rules or Rule Changes
Summary: The proposed amendment would update the SBEC’s petition for adoption of rule change procedures to align with statute. The amendment was adopted with no changes since published as proposed.
SBEC Adoption Date: April 25, 2025
SBOE Review Date: June 24-27, 2025
Projected Effective Date: August 3, 2025