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By: Márquez, Moody, González |
H.B. No. 218 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Rodríguez) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015; |
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May 7, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 13, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 13, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE VOTE |
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YeaNayAbsentPNV |
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TaylorofGalvestonX |
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LucioX |
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BettencourtX |
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CampbellX |
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GarciaX |
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HuffinesX |
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KolkhorstX |
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RodríguezX |
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SeligerX |
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TaylorofCollinX |
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WestX |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certification requirements for teachers in bilingual |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.061, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (b-1) and |
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(b-2) to read as follows: |
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(b) A teacher assigned to a bilingual education program |
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using one of the following program models must be appropriately |
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certified for bilingual education by the board: |
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(1) transitional bilingual/early exit program model; |
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or |
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(2) transitional bilingual/late exit program model. |
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(b-1) A teacher assigned to a bilingual education program |
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using a dual language immersion/one-way or two-way program model |
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must be appropriately certified by the board for: |
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(1) bilingual education for the component of the |
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program provided in a language other than English; and |
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(2) bilingual education or English as a second |
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language for the component of the program provided in English. |
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(b-2) A school district that provides a bilingual education |
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program using a dual language immersion/one-way or two-way program |
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model may assign a teacher certified under Subsection (b-1)(1) for |
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the language other than English component of the program and a |
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different teacher certified under Subsection (b-1)(2) for the |
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English language component. |
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(c) A teacher assigned to an English as a second language |
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[or other special language] program must be appropriately certified |
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for English as a second language by the board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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school year. |
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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, 2015. |
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