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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board regarding a teacher apprenticeship program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.06692 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.06692. STUDY AND REPORT ON TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP |
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PROGRAM. (a) The board, with the assistance of the Texas Education |
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Agency and the State Board for Educator Certification, shall |
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conduct a study to determine the feasibility of and best practices |
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for allowing students to obtain certification as a classroom |
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teacher under an apprenticeship program. |
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(b) The study must provide for an alternate pathway for |
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teacher certification that takes less time to complete, is more |
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affordable, and involves more direct experience than the standard |
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pathway for teacher certification. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the board shall collaborate |
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with the Texas Education Agency and the State Board for Educator |
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Certification. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2025, the board shall submit |
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to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house |
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of representatives, the commissioner of education, and the State |
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Board for Educator Certification a written report that includes the |
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study's findings and any recommendations for legislative or other |
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action. |
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(e) This section expires January 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |