Texas Teaching (K-12) CE requirements

Standard Certificate (Classroom Teacher) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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150CE hours every 5 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Five-year Standard Certificate term.

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Affirm CPE completion in ECOS at renewal; retain documentation for TEA audit

Texas requires 150 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours per five-year renewal period for classroom teachers; administrators and student-services personnel require 200 hours. Equivalency: 1 semester credit = 15 CPE hours. totalHours is preserved as 150 CPE hours. Texas topic-specific minimums (e.g., dyslexia, mental health) change by rule and are not modeled here; see 19 TAC 232.11.

Official source: Texas Education Agency, Standard Certificate renewal and CPE information

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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