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House Bill 642 |
House Author: Patrick |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Lucio |
House Bill 642 amends the Education Code to require continuing education requirements for a classroom teacher and for a principal, respectively, to include instruction regarding recognizing early warning indicators that a student may be at risk of dropping out of school, integrating technology into classroom instruction, and educating diverse student populations. The bill further requires the continuing education requirements for a classroom teacher to include instruction regarding collecting and analyzing information that will improve classroom effectiveness and requires the continuing education requirements for a principal to include instruction regarding effective and efficient management, which includes collecting and analyzing information, making decisions and managing time, and supervising student discipline and managing behavior. The bill requires continuing education requirements for a counselor to include instruction regarding assisting students in developing high school graduation plans, implementing dropout prevention strategies, and informing students concerning college admissions and career opportunities. The bill requires the instruction provided in each of these continuing education requirements to comprise not more than 25 percent of the training required every five years for each such category of educator.