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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to distinct certificate classes for public elementary |
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school counselors and public secondary school counselors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.041, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) In proposing rules under Subsection (b)(2), the board |
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shall provide for distinct classes of educator certificates for: |
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(1) elementary school counselors; and |
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(2) secondary school counselors. |
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SECTION 2. The State Board for Educator Certification shall |
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propose rules for classes of public school counselor certificates |
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as required by Section 21.041(e), Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act. |
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The proposed rules may not apply to the certificate of a person who |
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holds a school counselor certificate at the time the proposed rules |
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are adopted. |
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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. |