Amend CSSB 1839 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 21.051(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  Before a school district may employ a candidate for certification as a teacher of record, the candidate must complete at least 15 hours of field-based experience, which may occur after the candidate's admission to an educator preparation program or during the two years preceding admission. The candidate may satisfy the experience requirement through serving as a substitute teacher or teacher's aide for at least five school days or through other experience requiring the candidate's active engagement in instructional or educational activities. The experience must be obtained [in which the candidate is actively engaged in instructional or educational activities under supervision] at:

(1)  a public school campus accredited or approved for the purpose by the agency; or

(2)  a private school recognized or approved for the purpose by the agency.