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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certification of educators from outside the state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.052, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: |
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(e) The board may issue a temporary certificate under this |
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section to an educator who holds a degree required by Subsection |
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(a)(1) and a certificate or other credential required by Subsection |
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(a)(2) but who has not satisfied the requirements prescribed by |
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Subsection (a)(3). Subject to Subsection (f), the board may |
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specify the term of a temporary certificate issued under this |
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subsection. |
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(f) A temporary certificate issued under Subsection (e) to |
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an educator employed by a school district that has constructed or |
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expanded at least one instructional facility as a result of |
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increased student enrollment due to actions taken under the Defense |
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Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. Section 2687) |
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may not expire before the first anniversary of the date on which the |
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board completes the review of the educator's credentials and |
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informs the educator of the examination or examinations under |
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Section 21.048 on which the educator must perform successfully to |
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receive a standard certificate. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |