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79R406 BDH-D

By:  McClendon                                                    H.B. No. 296



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the extension of certain deadlines for public school 
educators serving on active duty in the military.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 21.054(b), Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(b)  Continuing education for principals must be based on an 
individual assessment of the knowledge, skills, and proficiencies 
necessary to perform successfully as a principal, as identified in 
Section 21.046.  An individualized professional growth plan shall 
be developed as a result of the assessment and shall be used 
exclusively for professional growth purposes.  The assessment 
results and the growth plan may only be released with the approval 
of the principal assessed.  Except as provided by Section 21.059, 
each [Each] certified principal shall participate in the assessment 
process and professional growth activities at least once every five 
years.
	SECTION 2.  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.
	SECTION 3.  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 Unites States and who is ordered to report for active duty 
beginning on or after September 1, 2004.
	SECTION 4.  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, 2005.