2025 Texas Statutes
Education Code
Title 2 - Public Education
Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers
Chapter 21 - Educators
Subchapter B. Certification of Educators
Section 21.0521. Temporary Certification of Educators From Outside This State
Sec. 21.0521. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS FROM OUTSIDE THIS STATE. (a) The board shall:
(1) establish a temporary certificate for educators certified by other states; and
(2) immediately issue a certificate described by Subdivision (1) to a person who applies for a certificate issued under Section 21.052.
(b) The board may rescind a temporary certificate issued to a person under this section if the board determines as a result of a review of the person's credentials that the person does not meet the eligibility requirements under Subsection (c).
(c) To be eligible for a temporary certificate issued under this section, a person must:
(1) hold a valid non-temporary certificate or similar credential in another state that qualifies the person to be employed as an educator in that state; and
(2) hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education that is, and at the time the person received the degree was, accredited.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a temporary certificate issued under this section expires on the earlier of:
(1) the first anniversary of the date the certificate was issued; or
(2) the date the person is issued a certificate under Section 21.052.
(e) A temporary certificate issued under this section to an educator who is the spouse of a person serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, as those terms are defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code, expires on the third anniversary of the date the certificate was issued or a later date specified by board rule.
(f) A temporary certificate issued under this section may not be reissued or renewed.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 930 (H.B. 1178), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.
