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Amend CSHB 130 (Senate committee printing) in SECTION 4 of
the bill, in added Section 29.165, Education Code (page 3, between
lines 8 and 9), by adding a new Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1) If a certified teacher who meets the requirements of
Subsection (d) is unavailable, a community provider contracting
with a school district under this subchapter may employ a teacher
for the program who has a minimum of three years experience in early
childhood education, who is certified as a Child Development
Associate by the Council for Professional Recognition, and who is
taking one or more college education courses that emphasize early
childhood education. Not later than the third anniversary of the
date the community provider contracts with the district, the
community provider must employ a teacher who meets the requirements
of Subsection (d).