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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to educator preparation programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.045, 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 shall propose rules necessary to establish |
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standards to govern the continuing accountability of all educator |
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preparation programs based on the following information that is |
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disaggregated with respect to race, sex, and ethnicity: |
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(1) results of the certification examinations |
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prescribed under Section 21.048(a), except as provided by |
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Subsection (a-1); |
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(2) performance based on the appraisal system for |
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beginning teachers adopted by the board; |
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(3) achievement, including improvement in |
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achievement, of students taught by beginning teachers for the first |
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three years following certification, to the extent practicable; |
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(4) compliance with board requirements regarding the |
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frequency, duration, and quality of structural guidance and ongoing |
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support provided by field supervisors to candidates completing |
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student teaching, clinical teaching, or an internship, provided |
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that the board: |
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(A) must permit a program to comply with at least |
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three of any field supervisor visit requirements through visits |
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provided by video, the Internet, or another remote technological |
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method; and |
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(B) may not require more than five support visits |
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by a field supervisor during the course of an internship; and |
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(5) results from a teacher satisfaction survey, |
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developed by the board with stakeholder input, of new teachers |
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performed at the end of the teacher's first year of teaching. |
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(a-1) Results on a content examination required for |
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certification in a subject area are not included for purposes of |
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Subsection (a)(1) if the subject area is determined by the agency, |
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based on information maintained by the agency and subject to |
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approval by the United States Department of Education, to be a |
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teacher shortage area. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.051(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Before a school district may employ a candidate for |
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certification as a teacher of record, the candidate must complete |
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at least 15 hours of field-based experience, which may occur after |
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the candidate's admission to an educator preparation program or |
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during the two years preceding admission. The field-based |
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experience may be satisfied by observing a teacher certified by |
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this state [in which the candidate is] actively engaged in |
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instructional or educational activities, or by serving as a |
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substitute teacher or teacher's aide, [under supervision] at: |
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(1) a public school campus accredited or approved for |
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the purpose by the agency; or |
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(2) a private school recognized or approved for the |
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purpose by the agency. |
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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, 2017. |