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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 technical 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 Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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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 non-core academic career and technical |
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education courses. A school board may issue a school district |
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teaching permit to a person who will teach courses only in career |
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and technical education based on qualifications certified by the |
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superintendent of the school district. Qualifications must include |
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demonstrated subject matter expertise through active professional |
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licensure, certification, or registration by a nationally |
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recognized professional accrediting agency and at least five years |
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of full-time wage earning work experience requiring licensure |
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within the past eight years. The superintendent of the school |
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district shall certify to the school board that a new employee has |
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undergone a criminal background check and is capable of proper |
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classroom management. A school district shall require a new |
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employee to obtain at least 20 hours of classroom management |
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training and to comply with continuing education requirements as |
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determined by the school board. A person may teach a career and |
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technical education course immediately upon issuance of a permit |
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under this subsection. The school board, promptly after employing |
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a person who qualifies under this subsection, shall send to the |
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commissioner a written statement identifying the person, the course |
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the person will teach, and the person's qualifications to teach the |
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course. |
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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. |