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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating an abbreviated certification program and |
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probationary and standard certificates for trade and industrial |
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workforce training. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 21.0442 and 21.0491 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0442. EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR |
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PROBATIONARY AND STANDARD TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE TRAINING |
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CERTIFICATES. (a) The board shall propose rules under this |
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subchapter to create an abbreviated educator preparation program |
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for a person seeking certification in trade and industrial |
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workforce training. |
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(b) A person is eligible for admission to an educator |
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preparation program created under this section only if the person: |
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(1) has been issued a high school diploma or a |
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postsecondary credential, certificate, or degree; |
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(2) has seven years of full-time wage-earning |
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experience within the preceding 10 years in an approved occupation |
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for which instruction is offered; |
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(3) holds with respect to that occupation a current |
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license, certificate, or registration, as applicable, issued by a |
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nationally recognized accrediting agency based on a recognized test |
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or measurement; and |
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(4) within the period described by Subdivision (2), |
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has not been the subject of a complaint filed with a licensing |
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entity or other agency that regulates the occupation of the person, |
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other than a complaint that was determined baseless or unfounded by |
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that entity or agency. |
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(c) In proposing rules for an educator preparation program |
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under this section, the board shall ensure that the program |
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requires at least 80 hours of classroom instruction in: |
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(1) a specific pedagogy; |
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(2) creating lesson plans; |
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(3) creating student assessment instruments; |
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(4) classroom management; and |
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(5) relevant federal and state education laws. |
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Sec. 21.0491. PROBATIONARY AND STANDARD TRADE AND |
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INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE TRAINING CERTIFICATES. (a) To provide a |
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continuing additional source of teachers to provide workforce |
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training, the board shall establish a probationary trade and |
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industrial workforce training certificate and a standard trade and |
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industrial workforce training certificate that may be obtained |
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through an abbreviated educator preparation program under Section |
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21.0442. |
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(b) To be eligible for a probationary certificate under this |
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section, a person must: |
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(1) satisfactorily complete the course work for that |
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certificate in an educator preparation program under Section |
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21.0442; and |
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(2) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the |
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board. |
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(c) To be eligible for a standard certificate under this |
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section, a person must: |
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(1) hold a probationary certificate issued under this |
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section; |
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(2) be employed by: |
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(A) a public or private primary or secondary |
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school; or |
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(B) an institution of higher education or an |
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independent or private institution of higher education as those |
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terms are defined by Section 61.003; and |
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(3) perform satisfactorily on a standard trade and |
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industrial workforce training certificate examination prescribed |
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by the board. |
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(d) The limitation imposed by Section 21.048(a-1) on the |
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number of administrations of an examination does not apply to the |
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administration of the standard trade and industrial workforce |
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training certificate examination prescribed by the board. |
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(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may administer |
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the standard trade and industrial workforce training certificate |
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examination to a person who satisfies the requirements of |
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Subsections (c)(1) and (2). |
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(f) The board shall propose rules to: |
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(1) specify the term of a probationary certificate and |
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a standard certificate issued under this section; and |
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(2) establish the requirements for renewal of a |
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standard certificate. |
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SECTION 2. The State Board for Educator Certification shall |
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propose rules: |
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(1) establishing requirements for a probationary |
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trade and industrial workforce training certificate as required by |
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Section 21.0491, Education Code, as added by this Act; |
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(2) prescribing an examination for a standard trade |
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and industrial workforce training certificate examination as |
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required by Section 21.0491, Education Code, as added by this Act; |
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and |
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(3) establishing standards to govern the approval and |
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renewal of approval of educator preparation programs for |
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certification in trade and industrial workforce training. |
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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. |
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