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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain |
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examination fee and other required cost subsidies paid for public |
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school teachers and students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 29.190, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.190. SUBSIDY FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION AND |
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REQUIRED COSTS. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 29.190(a-1), (b), and (c), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A student may [not] receive more than one subsidy |
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under this section. |
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(b) A teacher is entitled to a subsidy under this section if |
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the teacher passes a certification examination related to career |
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and technology education [cybersecurity]. |
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(c) On approval by the commissioner, the agency shall pay |
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each school district an amount equal to the cost paid by the |
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district for a certification examination under this section. To |
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obtain reimbursement for a subsidy paid under this section, a |
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district must: |
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(1) pay the fee for the examination and the costs |
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related to requirements for obtaining the certification; and |
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(2) submit to the commissioner a written application |
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on a form prescribed by the commissioner stating the amount of the |
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fee paid under Subdivision (1) for the certification examination |
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and the costs related to requirements for obtaining the |
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certification. |
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SECTION 3. Section 48.156, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.156. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION |
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AND REQUIRED COSTS [REIMBURSEMENT]. A school district is entitled |
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to reimbursement for the amount of a subsidy paid by the district |
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for each [a student's] certification examination and the costs |
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related to requirements for obtaining the certification under |
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Section 29.190(a) as provided by Section 29.190(c). |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2025. |