H.B. No. 673
AN ACT
relating to parental notification of public school teacher
qualifications.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.057, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) This section does not apply if a school is required in
accordance with Section 1111(h)(6)(B)(ii), No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6311), and its subsequent amendments, to
provide notice to a parent or guardian regarding a teacher who is
not highly qualified, provided the school provides notice as
required by that Act.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 673 was passed by the House on April
9, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 673 on May 28, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2
present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 673 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 27, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor