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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to temporary waiver of superintendent certification for |
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employment of public school district superintendents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commissioner may waive the requirement for |
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certification of a superintendent if requested by a school district |
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as provided by Section 7.056. A person who is not certified as a |
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superintendent may not be employed by a school district as the |
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superintendent before the person has received a waiver of |
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certification from the commissioner. The commissioner may limit |
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the waiver of certification in any manner the commissioner |
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determines is appropriate. A person may be designated to act as a |
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temporary or interim superintendent for a school district, but the |
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district may not employ the person under a contract as |
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superintendent unless the person has been certified or a waiver has |
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been granted. |
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SECTION 2. A school district that on the effective date of |
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this Act employs a person as superintendent who does not hold a |
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superintendent certificate must obtain from the commissioner of |
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education a temporary waiver of the certification requirement not |
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later than October 1, 2015. |
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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. |