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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that public school counselors demonstrate |
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knowledge of counseling regarding higher education to obtain a |
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school counselor certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.0461 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0461. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION AS |
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COUNSELOR. The qualifications specified under Section 21.041 for |
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certification as a school counselor must include a requirement that |
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a candidate for certification demonstrate proficiency in providing |
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counseling regarding higher education as required by Section |
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33.007. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than January 1, 2012, the State |
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Board for Educator Certification shall propose rules specifying |
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qualifications for certification as a public school counselor that |
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include the requirement prescribed by Section 21.0461, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Section 21.0461, Education Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies only to the qualifications for certification as a public |
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school counselor for a person who completes an educator preparation |
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program for preparation as a public school counselor during the |
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2013 spring semester or a later academic term. The qualifications |
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for certification as a public school counselor for a person who |
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completes the educator preparation program before the beginning of |
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the 2013 spring semester are governed by the law and rules in effect |
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at the time the person becomes certified, and that law and those |
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rules are continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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. |