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House Bill 4152 |
House Author: Rose et al. |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Van de Putte |
House Bill 4152 amends the Education Code to require an educator from outside the state who has submitted all documents required by the State Board for Educator Certification and who receives a certificate from the board to perform satisfactorily on the comprehensive examination specified for the class of certificate issued by the board not later than the first anniversary of the date the board completes the review of the educator's credentials and informs the educator of the examination or examinations on which the educator must perform successfully to receive a standard certificate. The bill requires the board to post on the board's website the procedures for obtaining a certificate by an out-of-state educator and requires the commissioner of education to provide guidance to school districts that employ such an educator certified as provided above on procedures to classify the educator as a highly qualified teacher in a manner consistent with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
The bill requires the board, in any state fiscal year, to accept or reject, not later than the 14th day after the date the board receives the completed application, at least 90 percent of the applications the board receives for a certificate from applicants who hold a certificate or other credential issued by another state in mathematics, science, special education, or bilingual education, or another subject area that the commissioner determines has a shortage of teachers, and to accept or reject all such completed applications the board receives not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the completed application. The bill requires an applicant to submit a letter of good standing from the state in which the teacher is certified on a form determined by the board, information necessary to complete a national criminal history record information and review, and an application fee as required by the board.