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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing a training course for public school |
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prekindergarten teachers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.464 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.464. PREKINDERGARTEN TEACHER TRAINING COURSE. (a) |
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The commissioner shall develop a prekindergarten teacher training |
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course to be offered to prekindergarten teachers employed by a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school. |
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(b) A course provided under this section shall provide |
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instruction in the development and operation of effective |
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prekindergarten classes, including training in: |
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(1) the prekindergarten guidelines established by the |
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agency; |
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(2) effective and systematic instructional techniques |
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for teaching prekindergarten students using the prekindergarten |
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guidelines; and |
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(3) designing and implementing a comprehensive |
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curriculum in the classroom. |
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(c) The commissioner shall contract with each regional |
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education service center to provide the prekindergarten teacher |
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training course developed under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |