Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2205 by Crownover (Relating to educator preparation programs, including the appointment of a member of the State Board for Educator Certification with experience and knowledge of alternative educator preparation programs.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill amends the Education Code related to educator preparation programs (EPPs), including the appointment of a member of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) with experience and knowledge of alternative educator preparation programs. The bill requires that one voting member of the SBEC appointed by the governor must have experience and knowledge regarding alternative educator preparation programs.
The bill allows SBEC to change the accreditation status of an EPP if it does not meet the accreditation standards or if it violates a board or agency regulation.
The bill requires EPPs to make available the ratio of field supervisors to candidates completing student teaching, clinical teaching, or an internship in an educator preparation program, and the percentage of teachers employed under a standard teaching certificate within one year of completing the program.
The bill requires SBEC to proposed rules to establish minimum standards for field supervisor to candidate ratios in EPPs to ensure the effective supervision of candidates.
Based on the analysis of the Texas Education Agency, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
701 Central Education Agency, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration