The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released correspondence on additional information on reimbursements for industry-based certifications under House Bill (HB) 2, Article 6. HB 2, Article 6 requires TEA to allow school systems to request reimbursement for up to two industry-based certification (IBC) examinations reported as passed or earned per high school student. This is an increase from previous law which allowed for one reimbursement per student. The process for reporting IBCs remains the same.
Beginning this school year (2025-2026), TEA will now review for reimbursement:
- The first two IBCs with a cost greater than zero dollars reported in PEIMS for each student in grades 9-12; and
- The cost of fingerprinting or background checks required to attain a certification, as noted on the 2025-2030 IBC List for Public School Accountability
A separate reimbursement request can be entered for eligible fingerprinting and background checks for passed/earned IBCs, but other costs such as curriculum or materials are not eligible for reimbursement.
School systems will continue to report passed and earned IBCs taken between September 1 and May 31 with the PEIMS summer submission. Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, school systems will report passed and earned IBCs taken between June 1 and August 31 with the PEIMS extended year submission.
More information can be found on TEA’s website. The full correspondence can be found here.
