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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 certain |
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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 (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(d) Continuing education requirements for a classroom |
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teacher must provide that not more than 25 percent of the training |
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required every five years 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) recognizing early warning indicators that a |
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student may be at risk of dropping out of school; |
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(3) integrating technology into classroom |
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instruction; |
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(4) educating diverse student populations, including: |
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(A) students with disabilities, including mental |
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health disorders; |
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(B) students who are educationally |
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disadvantaged; |
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(C) students of limited English proficiency; and |
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(D) students at risk of dropping out of school; |
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and |
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(5) increasing knowledge of the subject area taught by |
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the educator. |
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(e) Continuing education requirements for a principal must |
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provide that not more than 25 percent of the training required every |
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five years include instruction regarding: |
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(1) effective and efficient management, including: |
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(A) collecting and analyzing information; |
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(B) making decisions and managing time; and |
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(C) supervising student discipline and managing |
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behavior; |
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(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a |
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student may be at risk of dropping out of school; |
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(3) integrating technology into campus curriculum and |
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instruction; |
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(4) educating diverse student populations, including: |
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(A) students with disabilities, including mental |
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health disorders; |
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(B) students who are educationally |
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disadvantaged; |
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(C) students of limited English proficiency; and |
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(D) students at risk of dropping out of school; |
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and |
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(5) providing instructional leadership, including: |
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(A) providing teacher support; |
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(B) maintaining community involvement; |
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(C) building professional learning communities; |
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and |
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(D) recruiting, coaching, remediating, and |
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retaining campus educators. |
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(f) Continuing education requirements for a counselor must |
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provide that not more than 25 percent of training required every |
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five years include instruction regarding: |
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(1) assisting students in developing high school |
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graduation plans; |
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(2) implementing dropout prevention strategies; and |
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(3) informing students concerning: |
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(A) college admissions, including college |
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financial aid resources and application procedures; and |
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(B) career opportunities. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2014, 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(d), (e), or (f), Education Code, as |
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added by this Act, for any continuing education requirements period |
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that ends before January 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2014-2015 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |