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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility requirements for issuance of a teaching |
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certificate to an applicant who holds a Junior Reserve Officer |
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Training Corps instructor teaching certification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 21.052, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.052. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS FROM OUTSIDE |
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JURISDICTION [THE STATE]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.052, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The board may issue a certificate to an educator who |
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applies for a certificate and: |
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(1) holds[:
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[(A)] a degree issued by: |
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(A) an institution accredited by a regional |
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accrediting agency or group that is recognized by a nationally |
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recognized accreditation board; or |
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(B) [a degree issued by] an institution located |
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in a foreign country, if the degree is equivalent to a degree |
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described by Paragraph (A); |
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(2) holds: |
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(A) an appropriate certificate or other |
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credential issued by another state or country; or |
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(B) a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps |
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instructor teaching certification issued by the United States |
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Department of Defense, United States Army, United States Navy, |
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United States Air Force, or United States Marine Corps; and |
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(3) performs satisfactorily on: |
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(A) the examination prescribed under Section |
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21.048; or |
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(B) if the educator holds a certificate or other |
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credential issued by another state or country, an examination |
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similar to and at least as rigorous as that described by Paragraph |
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(A) administered to the educator under the authority of that state. |
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(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the board may not |
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impose on an applicant who holds a teaching certification described |
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by Subsection (a)(2)(B) requirements described by Section 21.050 in |
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connection with the degree requirement. |
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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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