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AN ACT
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relating to staff development requirements in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.451, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The staff development [may]: |
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(1) may include training in: |
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(A) technology; |
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(B) conflict resolution; and |
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(C) discipline strategies, including classroom |
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management, district discipline policies, and the student code of |
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conduct adopted under Section 37.001 and Chapter 37; and |
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(2) subject to Subsection (e), must include training |
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based on scientifically based research, as defined by Section 9101, |
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 7801), that: |
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(A) relates to instruction of students with |
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disabilities; and |
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(B) is designed for educators who work primarily |
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outside the area of special education. |
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(e) A school district is required to provide the training |
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described by Subsection (d)(2) to an educator who works primarily |
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outside the area of special education only if the educator does not |
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possess the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the |
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individualized education program developed for a student receiving |
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instruction from the educator. A district may determine the time |
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and place at which the training is delivered. |
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(f) In developing or maintaining the training required by |
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Subsection (d)(2), a school district must consult with persons with |
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expertise in research-based practices for students with |
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disabilities. Persons who may be consulted under this subsection |
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include colleges, universities, private and nonprofit |
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organizations, regional education service centers, qualified |
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district personnel, and any other persons identified as qualified |
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by the district. This subsection applies to all training required |
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by Subsection (d)(2), regardless of whether the training is |
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provided at the campus or district level. |
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(g) The staff development may[; and
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[(3)] include instruction as to what is permissible |
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under law, including opinions of the United States Supreme Court, |
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regarding prayer in public school. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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school year. |
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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, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 451 passed the Senate on |
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March 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 2009, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 451 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 20, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 140, |
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Nays 0, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |