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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Public Education Management |
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Institute of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 96, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 96.66 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 96.66. PUBLIC EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Fund" means the Public Education Management |
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Institute of Texas fund. |
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(2) "Institute" means the Public Education Management |
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Institute of Texas. |
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(3) "Public school administrator" means a person who |
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holds or seeks employment with a school district for which the |
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person is required to be certified as an administrator under |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 21. |
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(b) The Public Education Management Institute of Texas is |
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created for the training of public school administrators. The |
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headquarters of the institute are at Sam Houston State University. |
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The institute is under the supervision and direction of the |
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president of Sam Houston State University and shall be operated and |
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managed as a joint program among Sam Houston State University, the |
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University of North Texas, and Texas State University--San Marcos. |
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(c) Any public school administrator in this state, whether |
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or not the person is sponsored by an employing school district, may |
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participate in an institute training program. The costs of |
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participating in an institute training program by a person who is a |
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resident of this state, including the costs of tuition, books, |
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room, board, and travel, shall be paid from the fund. The president |
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of Sam Houston State University shall establish reasonable charges |
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for participation in an institute training program by a person who |
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is not a resident of this state. |
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(d) The fund is in the state treasury. The president of Sam |
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Houston State University shall use the fund in administering the |
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institute. |
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(e) The board of regents of the Texas State University |
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System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, |
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enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities, |
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roads, or related infrastructure for the institute to be financed |
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by the issuance of bonds in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter |
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55. The board of regents may pledge irrevocably to the payment of |
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those bonds a portion of the proceeds of the fund. The amount of a |
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pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated |
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while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to |
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refund those bonds, are outstanding. |
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(f) The State Board for Educator Certification shall accept |
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completion of an institute training program by a public school |
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administrator as meeting, for the year in which the administrator |
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completes the program, the administrator's continuing education |
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requirement under rules proposed under Section 21.054. |
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(g) At the request of a public school administrator who |
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completes an institute training program, an institution of higher |
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education identified in Subsection (b) shall award the person six |
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hours of credit towards a master's degree in education. A public |
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school administrator is not entitled to credit under this |
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subsection at more than one institution of higher education. |
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(h) The president of Sam Houston State University may |
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establish rules relating to the institute. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2008, Sam Houston State |
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University, in cooperation with the University of North Texas and |
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Texas State University--San Marcos, shall establish the Public |
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Education Management Institute of Texas, as required by Section |
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96.66, Education Code, as added by this Act. Not later than January |
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1, 2009, the Public Education Management Institute of Texas shall |
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begin offering training programs to public school administrators. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |