H.R. No. 199
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
  Texas, 82nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, That House Rule
  13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
  Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
  resolve the differences on Senate Bill 8 (the flexibility of the
  board of trustees of a school district in the management and
  operation of public schools in the district) to consider and take
  action on the following matters:
         (1)  House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are suspended
  to permit the committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement
  and not included in either the house or senate version of the bill
  by adding the following new SECTIONS to the bill:
         SECTION 2.  Section 21.051, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 21.051.  RULES REGARDING FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCE AND
  OPTIONS FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS. (a) In this section,
  "teacher of record" means a person employed by a school district who
  teaches the majority of the instructional day in an academic
  instructional setting and is responsible for evaluating student
  achievement and assigning grades.
         (b)  Before a school district may employ a candidate for
  certification as a teacher of record, the candidate must complete
  at least 15 hours of field-based experience in which the candidate
  is actively engaged in instructional or educational activities
  under supervision at:
               (1)  a public school campus accredited or approved for
  the purpose by the agency; or
               (2)  a private school recognized or approved for the
  purpose by the agency.
         (c)  Subsection (b) applies only to an initial certification
  issued on or after September 1, 2012. Subsection (b) does not
  affect:
               (1)  the validity of a certification issued before
  September 1, 2012; or
               (2)  the eligibility of a person who holds a
  certification issued before September 1, 2012, to obtain a
  subsequent renewal of the certification in accordance with board
  rule.
         (d)  Subsection (b) does not affect the period within which
  an individual must complete field-based experience hours as
  determined by board rule if the individual is not accepted into an
  educator preparation program before the deadline prescribed by
  board rule and is hired for a teaching assignment by a school
  district after the deadline prescribed by board rule.
         (e)  The board shall propose rules relating to the
  field-based experience required by Subsection (b).  The
  commissioner by rule shall adopt procedures and standards for
  recognizing a private school under Subsection (b)(2).
         (f)  The board shall propose rules providing flexible
  options for persons for any field-based [field] experience or
  internship required for certification.
         SECTION 22.  On or before January 1, 2012, the State Board
  for Educator Certification shall propose rules relating to educator
  certification as prescribed by Section 21.051, Education Code, as
  amended by this Act.
         Explanation: The addition is necessary to establish
  requirements for field-based experience that a candidate for
  certification must meet before a school district may employ the
  candidate as a teacher of record.
         (2)  House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are suspended
  to permit the committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement
  and not included in either the house or senate version of the bill
  by adding the following at the end of proposed Section 21.4021(e),
  Education Code, in SECTION 16 of the bill:
  A furlough day does not constitute a day of service for purposes of
  the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
         Explanation: The addition is necessary to clarify that a
  school district furlough day does not constitute a day of service
  for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
 
  Eissler
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 199 was adopted by the House on June
  27, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 93, Nays 50, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House