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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a program to facilitate public school tutoring by |
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certain teachers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter N to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER N. TUTORING BY CERTAIN TEACHERS |
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Sec. 21.651. NONPROFIT TEACHER ORGANIZATIONS. (a) Subject |
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to Subsection (b), a nonprofit teacher organization may participate |
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in a program, to be overseen by the agency, that facilitates the |
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tutoring of public school students in kindergarten through grade 12 |
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by active or retired certified teachers who are members of the |
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organization. |
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(b) To qualify to participate in the program, the |
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organization must submit an application for approval by the |
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commissioner. |
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Sec. 21.652. FACILITATING TEACHER PARTICIPATION. (a) Each |
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participating nonprofit teacher organization shall inform its |
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members of the tutoring program quarterly. |
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(b) A participating organization shall provide contact |
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information to each member for the member to use to inquire with the |
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agency about offering tutoring. The organization shall also |
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provide information to the member to contact the school district |
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within which the member resides and adjacent school districts. |
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Sec. 21.653. TEACHER CLEARINGHOUSE. (a) The agency shall |
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maintain a clearinghouse of active and retired certified teachers |
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who are eligible to provide tutoring. |
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(b) Teachers who offer to tutor and are not in the |
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clearinghouse must pass a background check to enter the |
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clearinghouse. |
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Sec. 21.654. COMPENSATION. (a) A teacher providing |
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tutoring services under the program may elect to provide those |
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services: |
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(1) for compensation; |
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(2) on a voluntary basis; or |
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(3) for both compensation and on a voluntary basis. |
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(b) Compensation may be provided from any available state or |
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federal funds. |
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Sec. 21.655. DISTRICT PARTICIPATION. (a) Each public |
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school campus shall establish a point of contact to facilitate |
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participation in the program by its school district. |
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(b) If an active or retired certified teacher contacts the |
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school district to offer tutoring services and is eligible under |
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the clearinghouse, the district shall use the teacher for tutoring |
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on campus or online and shall facilitate the scheduling of tutoring |
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services. |
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(c) A teacher may indicate the teacher's preference for |
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conducting tutoring sessions on campus or online. |
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(d) Public school campuses shall work with participating |
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teacher organizations to schedule tutoring sessions in subjects for |
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which their school districts do not have adequate tutoring |
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resources. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 821, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 821.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 821.011. NOTICE OF THE TEACHER TUTORING PROGRAM. The |
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retirement system shall provide each member information quarterly |
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about the teacher tutoring program established under Subchapter N, |
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Chapter 21, Education Code, and the contact information for the |
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member to inquire about the program with the Texas Education |
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Agency, the school district in which the member resides, and |
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adjacent school districts. |
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SECTION 3. Section 824.602, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) For purposes of Section 824.601, a retiree serving as a |
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tutor under the teacher tutoring program established under |
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Subchapter N, Chapter 21, Education Code, is not considered to be |
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employed in a Texas public educational institution. |
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SECTION 4. The commissioner of education may adopt rules as |
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necessary to implement Subchapter N, Chapter 21, Education Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |