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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to field experience requirements for educator |
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certification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.051, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.051. RULES REGARDING FIELD EXPERIENCE AND OPTIONS |
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FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS. (a) In this section, |
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"teacher of record" means a person employed by a school district who |
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teaches the majority of the instructional day in an academic |
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instructional setting and is responsible for evaluating student |
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achievement and assigning grades. |
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(b) Before a school district may employ a candidate for |
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certification as a teacher of record, the candidate must complete |
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at least 15 hours of field experience in which the candidate is |
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physically present in a classroom assisting with instruction of |
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students by preparing lesson plans and delivering instruction to |
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students under the supervision of a teacher of record at: |
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(1) a public school campus accredited for the purpose |
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by the agency; or |
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(2) a private school recognized for the purpose by the |
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agency. |
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(c) Subsection (b) does not affect the period within which |
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an individual must complete field experience hours as determined by |
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board rule if the individual is not accepted into an educator |
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preparation program before the deadline prescribed by board rule |
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and is hired for a teaching assignment by a school district after |
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the deadline prescribed by board rule. |
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(d) The board shall propose rules relating to the field |
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experience required by Subsection (b). The commissioner by rule |
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shall adopt procedures and standards for recognizing a private |
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school under Subsection (b)(2). |
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(e) The board shall propose rules providing flexible |
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options for persons for any field experience or internship required |
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for certification. |
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SECTION 2. On or before January 1, 2012, the State Board for |
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Educator Certification shall propose rules relating to educator |
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certification as prescribed by Section 21.051, Education Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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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, 2011. |