Tex.
Occ. Code Section 1302.5037
Career and Technology Education Program for Technician Certification; Instructors
(a)
In this section:(1)
“Career and technology education program” means:(A)
a career and technology education program under Subchapter F (Public Education Career and Technology Education Goals), Chapter 29 (Educational Programs), Education Code; or(B)
a program determined by the department to be similar to that described by Paragraph (A) and offered by:(i)
an institution of higher education; or(ii)
a private school, as defined by Section 5.001 (Definitions), Education Code.(2)
“Institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003 (Definitions), Education Code.(b)
The department shall recognize a career and technology education program as a certification training program for purposes of Section 1302.5036 (Certification Eligibility Requirements).(c)
The commission by rule shall establish standards for the essential knowledge and skills of a career and technology education program described by Subsection (a), subject to the approval of the State Board of Education if the courses are to be offered in a high school. The rules must:(1)
require the program to consist of an appropriate number of hours of classroom instruction and a practical component; and(2)
provide for crediting appropriate on-the-job training toward meeting the requirements of the practical component.(d)
A person may not provide instruction in a career and technology education program unless the person is:(1)
a licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractor; or(2)
a certified air conditioning and refrigeration technician whose certification was issued on or after September 1, 2018.(e)
A career and technology education program offered by an institution of higher education may not be more stringent than a program offered by a public high school.
Source:
Section 1302.5037 — Career and Technology Education Program for Technician Certification; Instructors, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1302.htm#1302.5037 (accessed May 26, 2025).
