82R1273 CAE-D
 
  By: Allen H.B. No. 1334
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the effect of a delay by the State Board for Educator
  Certification in renewing an educator's certification.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 21.0031, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
         (f)  For purposes of this section, a certificate or permit is
  not considered to have expired if:
               (1)  the employee has completed the requirements for
  renewal of the certificate or permit; and
               (2)  the date the certificate or permit would have
  expired is before the date the State Board for Educator
  Certification takes action to approve the renewal of the
  certificate or permit.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.