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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of school district teaching permits to |
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persons who teach career and technology education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.055, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a), (b), and (e) and adding Subsections |
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(d-1), (d-2), and (d-3) to read as follows: |
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(a) As provided by this section, a school district or school |
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district board of trustees may issue a school district teaching |
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permit and employ as a teacher a person who does not hold a teaching |
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certificate issued by the board. |
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(b) To be eligible for a school district teaching permit |
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under this section, a person must hold a baccalaureate degree. |
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[This subsection does not apply to a person who will teach only
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career and technology education.] |
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(d-1) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) do not apply to a person |
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who will teach only courses in career and technology education. A |
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school district board of trustees may issue a school district |
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teaching permit to a person who will teach only courses in career |
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and technology education if: |
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(1) the superintendent of the district certifies to |
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the board of trustees that the person: |
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(A) is qualified to teach the subject matter, |
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based on the person's demonstrated expertise obtained through |
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professional work experience, formal training and education, or a |
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combination of experience, training, and education; |
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(B) is capable of proper classroom management; |
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and |
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(C) has been the subject of a criminal history |
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record information review under Subchapter C, Chapter 22; and |
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(2) the person is required to: |
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(A) obtain at least 30 hours of classroom |
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management training, including courses that contain curriculum |
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regarding professional practices and responsibilities and the code |
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of ethics and standard practices for educators in this state that is |
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comparable to the curriculum regarding those topics that is |
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required to be included in educator preparation curriculum under |
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rules of the State Board for Educator Certification; and |
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(B) comply with continuing education |
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requirements as determined by the board of trustees. |
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(d-2) A person who receives a school district teaching |
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permit under Subsection (d-1) may teach the subject matter |
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described in the permit immediately on issuance of the permit. |
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(d-3) Promptly after employing a person under a school |
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district teaching permit under Subsection (d-1), the school |
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district board of trustees shall send to the commissioner a written |
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statement that identifies the person, specifies the course or |
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courses that the person will teach, and describes the person's |
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qualifications to teach the course or courses. |
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(e) A person authorized to teach under this section may not |
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teach in another school district unless that district or the board |
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of trustees for that district complies with this section. A school |
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district teaching permit remains valid unless the district or board |
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of trustees issuing the permit revokes it for cause. |
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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. |