Section 231.13 - English as a Second Language, Prekindergarten-Grade 6.An assignment for English as a Second Language, Prekindergarten-Grade 6, is allowed with one of the following certificates.
(1) An elementary certified teacher with a valid English as a Second Language supplemental certificate or endorsement or bilingual education supplemental certificate or endorsement may be assigned to teach English as a Second Language at the kindergarten level.(2) A valid classroom teaching certificate appropriate for the grade level and subject areas taught plus one of the following.(A) Bilingual Education Supplemental.(B) Bilingual Education Supplemental (Early Childhood-Grade 4).(C) Bilingual Education Supplemental (Grades 4-8).(D) Bilingual Endorsement.(E) Bilingual/English as a Second Language Endorsement.(F) English as a Second Language Endorsement.(G) English as a Second Language Supplemental.(3) Bilingual Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 4 (Kindergarten-Grade 4 only).(4) Bilingual Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 6.(5) Bilingual Generalist: Grades 4-8 (Grades 4-6 only).(6) English as a Second Language Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 4 (Kindergarten-Grade 4 only).(7) English as a Second Language Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 6.(8) English as a Second Language Generalist: Grades 4-8 (Grades 4-6 only).(9) Prekindergarten-Grade 5--Bilingual/English as a Second Language (Prekindergarten-Grade 5 only).(10) Prekindergarten-Grade 6--Bilingual/English as a Second Language.(11) Prekindergarten-Grade 12--English as a Second Language.(12) Prekindergarten-Grade 12--Bilingual/English as a Second Language.(13) Teacher certificate appropriate for grade level of assignment and assigned to teach English as a Second Language in an approved English as a Second Language program during the 1981-1982 school year in the same school district.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 231.13
The provisions of this §231.13 adopted to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5076; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 29, July 22, 2022, TexReg 4322, eff. 7/21/2022