Amend SB 1912 (committee printing) as follows: (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in the introductory language (page 1, line 11), strike "(e) and (f)" and substitute "(c), (c-1), (d), (e), and (f)". (2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately preceding added Subsections (e) and (f), Section 21.052, Education Code (page 1, between lines 11 and 12), insert the following: (c) Subject to Subsection (c-1), the board shall issue a temporary certificate for an initial term of one year to a person participating in an accredited alternative certification program in another state, provided that the person holds or would be entitled to obtain a temporary credential issued by the other state authorizing the person to teach in that state. The board shall permit a person issued a temporary certificate under this subsection to take the appropriate examination or examinations under Section 21.048 for standard certification during the initial term of the temporary certificate. (c-1) A person described by Subsection (c) is subject to any fingerprinting requirement generally imposed by the board on a person seeking a certificate and is not entitled to a temporary certificate under that subsection if the person does not satisfy any criteria relating to criminal history established by the board. (d) The board shall renew a temporary certificate issued under Subsection (c) for a second one-year term if the person to whom the certificate is issued satisfactorily completes one year of teaching in a setting that includes participation by the person in an educator mentoring program and performs successfully on the appropriate examination or examinations under Section 21.048 for standard certification. After the expiration of the second one-year term, the person is not entitled to further renewal of the temporary certificate and must obtain a standard certificate from the board based on the person's receipt of a standard certificate from the state in which the person participated in the accredited alternative certification program.