By: Minjarez, Blanco, Cosper H.B. No. 1934

(Senate Sponsor - Campbell)

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017; May 8, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Education; May 19, 2017, reported favorably, as amended, by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Campbell

Amend H.B. 1934 (house engrossed version) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. The State Board for Educator Certification is required to implement this Act only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the board may, but is not required to, implement this Act using other appropriations available for the purpose.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to temporary certification of an educator from outside the state who is the spouse of an active duty military service member.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 21.052, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (b-1) and (d-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as follows:

(b-1) The board shall propose rules to establish procedures to expedite the processing of an application for a certificate under this section submitted by an educator who is the spouse of a person who is serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, including rules for providing the appropriate documentation to establish the educator's status as a spouse of a person who is serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States.

(c) The board may issue a temporary certificate under this section to an educator who holds a degree required by Subsection (a)(1) and a certificate or other credential required by Subsection (a)(2) but who has not satisfied the requirements prescribed by Subsection (a)(3). Subject to Subsections [Subsection] (d) and (d-1), the board may specify the term of a temporary certificate issued under this subsection.

(d-1) A temporary certificate issued under Subsection (c) to an educator who is the spouse of a person who is serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States may not expire before the third anniversary of the date on which the board completes the review of the educator's credentials and informs the educator of the examination or examinations under Section 21.048 on which the educator must perform satisfactorily to receive a standard certificate.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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