(a) If the Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff has not received a certified educator's national criminal history record information as required by this subchapter by the date specified in the notice described in §232.35 of this title (relating to Submission of Required Information), the educator's certificate shall be placed on inactive status.(b) For good cause shown, the date on which a certified educator's certificate becomes inactive may be extended one time for a period not to exceed ten calendar days. Such an extension may only be granted by a person designated for this purpose by the TEA, and the decision to grant or deny a request for extension shall be within the designee's sole discretion.(c) An educator whose certificate is in inactive status is ineligible for employment in a Texas public school in a position that requires educator certification, pursuant to the Texas Education Code, §21.003(a) and §22.0831(d).(d) An educator's certificate shall be removed from inactive status and reactivated when the TEA staff receives a certified educator's national criminal history record information as required by this subchapter.