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Tex. Educ. Code § 21.031 (2026)

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Sec. 21.031. PURPOSE. (a) The State Board for Educator Certification is established to recognize public school educators as professionals and to grant educators the authority to govern the standards of their profession. The board shall regulate and oversee all aspects of the certification, continuing education, and standards of conduct of public school educators.

(b) In proposing rules under this subchapter, the board shall ensure that all candidates for certification or renewal of certification demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to improve the performance of the diverse student population of this state.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2023 · leading case: Martinez Ex Rel. Morales v. Bynum, 461 U.S. 321 (1983).
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Martinez Ex Rel. Morales v. Bynum, 461 U.S. 321 (1983). · cites it 12× “031(b) and (c) of the Texas Education Code would require the local school authorities to admit him if he or "his parent, guardian, or the person having lawful control of him" resided in the school district, Tex. Educ. Code Ann. §§ 21.031 (b) and (c) (Supp.”
Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982). · cites it 2× “Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 21.031 (Vernon Supp.”
Arredondo Ex Rel. Lopez v. Brockette, 482 F. Supp. 212 (S.D. Tex. 1979). · cites it 3× “The parties have specifically limited this case to the issue of the facial constitutionality of Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 21.031(d). 41. On October 26, 1979, it was agreed in open court that the Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction would be consolidated into a final…”
Byrd v. Livingston Indep. Sch. Dist., 674 F. Supp. 225 (E.D. Tex. 1987). · cites it 8× “The plaintiffs’ claims for injunctive relief rested primarily on two theories: (1) the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment; and (2) Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 21.031 (Vernon 1987).”
Stockton v. State, 756 S.W.2d 873 (Tex. App. 1988). “By point of error, appellant contends that Young’s enrollment in Crockett High School violated Tex.Educ.Code Ann. §§ 21.031 and 21.040 (1987) because her registration documents contained false information and because her enrollment had not been approved by the board of trustees…”
Jackson v. Waco Indep. Sch. Dist., 629 S.W.2d 201 (Tex. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “” Appellants’ 1st point asserts the trial court erred in denying plaintiffs’ request that WISD’s policy of excluding plaintiffs from its public schools be declared in violation of Texas Education Code, § 21.031. The central issue, they contend is whether WISD has the right and…”
Gomez v. Texas Educ. Agency, Educator Certification & Standards Div., 354 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. §§ 21.031 (West 2006), .”
Wright v. Ector Cnty. Indep. Sch. Dist., 867 S.W.2d 863 (Tex. App. 1994). “Recodified as Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 21.031 (Vernon Supp.”
Doe v. Plyler, 458 F. Supp. 569 (E.D. Tex. 1978). “Prior to its amendment in 1975, Tex.Educ. Code § 21.031 provided: (a) All children without regard to color over the age of six years and under the age of 18 years on the first day of September of any scholastic year shall be entitled to the benefits of the Available School Fund…”
Hernandez v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., 558 S.W.2d 121 (Tex. App. 1977). “This appeal concerns Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 21.031 (1975), which provides, in part, for a tuition-free public school education for children who are either citizens of the United States or “legally admitted aliens.”
Leo Watson v. State, 10 S.W.3d 782 (Tex. App. 2000). “) (violation Tex. Educ.Code Ann. §§ 21.031, .040). It has been stated that the primary purpose of the exclusionary rule, Article 38.”
Doe v. Plyler, 628 F.2d 448 (5th Cir. 1980). · cites it 2× “Tex.Educ.Code § 21.031 provides in part: (b) Every child in this state who is a citizen of the United States or a legally admitted alien and who is over the age of five years and not over the age of 21 years on the first day of September of the year in which admis- *450 sion is…”
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— Tex. Educ. Code § 21.031(a) — 7 cases
Doe v. Plyler, 628 F.2d 448 (5th Cir. 1980). “Tex.Educ.Code § 21.031 provides in part: (b) Every child in this state who is a citizen of the United States or a legally admitted alien and who is over the age of five years and not over the age of 21 years on the first day of September of the year in which admis- *450 sion is…”
State v. Erasmo Montalvo (Tex. App. 2015).
State v. Erasmo Montalvo (Tex. App. 2015).
Magee Portee v. Morath (W.D. Tex. 2023).
Magee Portee v. Morath (W.D. Tex. 2023).
— Tex. Educ. Code § 21.031(b) — 2 cases
McDowell v. Fort Bend Indep. Sch. Dist., 737 F. Supp. 386 (S.D. Tex. 1990).
Byrd v. Livingston Indep. Sch. Dist., 674 F. Supp. 225 (E.D. Tex. 1987). “The plaintiffs’ claims for injunctive relief rested primarily on two theories: (1) the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment; and (2) Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 21.031 (Vernon 1987).”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 21.031(d) — 2 cases
Arredondo Ex Rel. Lopez v. Brockette, 482 F. Supp. 212 (S.D. Tex. 1979). “The parties have specifically limited this case to the issue of the facial constitutionality of Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 21.031(d). 41. On October 26, 1979, it was agreed in open court that the Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction would be consolidated into a final…”
Byrd v. Livingston Indep. Sch. Dist., 674 F. Supp. 225 (E.D. Tex. 1987). “The plaintiffs’ claims for injunctive relief rested primarily on two theories: (1) the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment; and (2) Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 21.031 (Vernon 1987).”
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