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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to continuing education requirements for educators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (b), (c), and (d) to read as follows: |
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(b) Continuing education requirements for an educator must |
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provide that 25 percent of the training required every five years |
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include instruction regarding: |
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(1) collecting and analyzing information that will |
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improve effectiveness in the classroom; |
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(2) integrating technology into classroom |
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instruction; |
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(3) educating diverse student populations, including: |
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(A) students with disabilities; |
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(B) students who are economically disadvantaged; |
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and |
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(C) students of limited English proficiency; and |
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(4) the subject area taught by the educator. |
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(c) Continuing education requirements each year for an |
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educator primarily employed at a school campus that for more than |
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two consecutive years has failed to meet a Performance-Based |
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Monitoring Analysis System indicator standard established by the |
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commissioner or a standard established by the commissioner under |
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Section 39.053(e) or (f) must include training specifically |
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developed to assist the educator in improving campus performance on |
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the indicators and standards. |
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(d) Continuing education requirements for an educator each |
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year must be linked to any areas identified in the educator's |
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appraisal as needing improvement. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2012, the State Board |
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for Educator Certification shall propose rules implementing |
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Section 21.054, Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. An educator subject to continuing education |
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requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is |
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not required to comply with the continuing education requirements |
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described by Section 21.054(b), Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, for any continuing education requirements period that ends |
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before January 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 4. An educator subject to continuing education |
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requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is |
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not required to comply with the continuing education requirements |
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described by Section 21.054(c) or (d), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, for any continuing education requirements period that |
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ends before January 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2012-2013 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |