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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certification to teach public school students who have |
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visual impairments. |
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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 21.0485 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0485. CERTIFICATION TO TEACH STUDENTS WITH VISUAL |
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IMPAIRMENTS. (a) To be eligible to be issued a certificate to |
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teach students with visual impairments, a person must: |
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(1) complete either: |
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(A) all course work required for that |
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certification in an approved educator preparation program; or |
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(B) an alternative educator certification |
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program approved for the purpose by the board; |
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(2) perform satisfactorily on each examination |
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prescribed under Section 21.048 for certification to teach students |
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with visual impairments, after completing the course work or |
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program described by Subdivision (1); and |
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(3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the |
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board. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to eligibility for a |
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certificate to teach students with visual impairments, including |
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eligibility for renewal of that certificate, if the application for |
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the initial certificate was submitted on or before September 1, |
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2011. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |