Floor Packet Page No. 154
Amend CSHB 2 as follows:
(1) On page 60, line 9, strike "Each" and substitute "Except as provided by Section 21.059, each [Each]".
(2) On page 60, between lines 18 and 19, insert the
following appropriately numbered section and renumber the
subsequent sections of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 2A.__. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 21.059 to read as follows:
Sec. 21.059. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DEADLINES FOR ACTIVE DUTY
MILITARY PERSONNEL. A person who holds a certificate or permit
under this subchapter who is a member of the state military forces
or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and
who is ordered to active duty by proper authority is entitled to an
additional amount of time, equal to the total number of years or
parts of years that the educator serves on active duty, to complete:
(1) any continuing education requirements; and
(2) any requirements relating to renewal or extension
of the person's certificate or permit.
(3) On page 65, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following
appropriately numbered section and renumber the subsequent
sections of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 2A.__. Section 21.059, Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies to a person who holds a certificate or permit
under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, and is a member of
the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces
of the United States and who is ordered to report for active duty
beginning on or after September 1, 2004.