CTE Service Years

Commissioner Rules on Years of Service

Chapter 153. School District Personnel Subchapter CC. Commissioner's Rules on Creditable Years of Service

Legal Wording:

(i) Credit for career and technology teachers. In accordance with TEC, §21.403, effective with the 1982-1983 school year, certified career and technology education teachers employed for at least 50% of the time in an approved career and technology position may count up to two years of work experience for salary increment purposes if the work experience was required for career and technology certification.

(1) For purposes of this section, an emergency teaching permit shall be the equivalent of a teaching certificate.

(2) Once credit for work experience has been granted, the credit shall be continued regardless of the position held. For personnel granted credit under this section whose employment is split between career and technology and non-career and technology positions, the years granted shall apply to both the career and technology and the non-career and technology positions.

Reference: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter153/ch153cc.html#153.1021

Do I qualify for Service Years experience based on my workforce experience?

Answer these questions to see if you qualify:

Yes	No	I am teaching at least 50% of the time Career and Technical Education courses.
Yes	No	I never claimed workforce credit for service at a previous
Yes	No	My teacher certification required work experience to become certified
Yes	No	I have at least two years of experience in the work place outside education that can be proved by an employer that is full time.

If the answers to these questions are all “Yes”, you may qualify for up to two years of service credit. If any of the answers to these questions are No, you will not qualify.

I think I qualify. What now?

We need evidence on file of at least two years of full time workforce experience related to your certifications. Your previous employer must fill out this form:

Workforce Experience Form

MAIL IT DIRECTLY TO:

North East ISD
Career and Technical Education
8961 Tesoro Drive, Suite 403
San Antonio, Texas 78217

We need the document sent directly from the employer. It will not be accepted any other way.

Once this information is received from the employer, the CTE director will approve and submit the request to Human Resources for final approval and update your years of service. Upon receiving this information, it could take up to 60 days to process.

Please contact our office if you have any questions.