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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a temporary teaching certificate for certain military |
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service members and first responders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 21.0444(b) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This section applies to a person seeking teaching |
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certification [to teach career and technology education] who: |
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(1) has served in the armed forces of the United States |
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and was honorably discharged, retired, or released from active |
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duty; or |
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(2) has served as a first responder and, while in good |
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standing and not because of pending or final disciplinary actions |
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or a documented performance problem, retired, resigned, or |
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separated from employment as a first responder. |
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(c) The board shall propose rules under this subchapter |
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providing for the issuance of a temporary teaching certificate [to |
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teach career and technology education] to a person described by |
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Subsection (b) who meets all other eligibility requirements for |
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standard teaching certification [to teach career and technology |
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education], except that the person may substitute for a requirement |
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that the person hold: |
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(1) an associate degree from an accredited institution |
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of higher education, 48 months of active duty military service or |
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service as a first responder; or |
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(2) a bachelor's degree: |
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(A) the military service or service as a first |
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responder described by Subdivision (1); and |
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(B) 60 semester credit hours completed at a |
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public or private institution of higher education with a minimum |
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grade point average of at least 2.50 on a four-point scale. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.458(a-2), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-2) A school district shall assign a mentor teacher to a |
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classroom teacher who has been issued a temporary teaching |
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certificate [to teach career and technology education] under |
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Section 21.0444 for at least two school years. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |