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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 Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (d), |
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and (e) to read as 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) except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), |
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results of the certification examinations prescribed under Section |
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21.048(a) and required for certification in a subject area in which |
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a candidate has completed or is completing student teaching or an |
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internship or practicum; |
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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 for a candidate |
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for certification as a classroom teacher through visits provided by |
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video, the Internet, or another remote technological method if the |
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program also provides at least two in-person visits; and |
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(B) for a candidate for certification as a |
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classroom teacher, may not require more than five support visits by |
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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) At least two unsuccessful attempts by a candidate to |
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perform satisfactorily on a content examination required for |
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certification in a subject area in which the candidate serves as a |
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teacher of record must be excluded for purposes of Subsection |
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(a)(1) if the subject area is determined by the agency, based on |
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information maintained by the agency and subject to approval by the |
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United States Department of Education, to be a teacher shortage |
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area. |
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(a-2) At least one unsuccessful attempt by a candidate to |
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perform satisfactorily on a content examination required for |
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certification in a subject area in which the candidate serves as a |
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teacher of record must be excluded for purposes of Subsection |
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(a)(1) if the subject area is not determined to be a teacher |
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shortage area as described by Subsection (a-1). |
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(d) Subject to Subsection (e), a video or audio recording of |
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a classroom recorded for purposes of a field supervisor visit |
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described by Subsection (a)(4)(A) is confidential, may only be used |
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for teacher training by an educator preparation program, and may |
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only be viewed by the candidate recorded, a school district |
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employee with a supervisory role with respect to the candidate, an |
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employee of the educator preparation program, or another person |
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authorized by law. |
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(e) Subsection (d) does not limit the access of a student's |
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parent to a record regarding the student under the Family |
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Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section |
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1232g) or other law. |
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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 candidate may |
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satisfy the experience requirement through serving as a substitute |
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teacher or teacher's aide for at least five school days or through |
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other experience requiring the candidate's active engagement in |
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instructional or educational activities. The experience must be |
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obtained [in which the candidate is actively engaged in
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instructional or educational activities 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. Section 26.009(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) An employee of a school district is not required to |
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obtain the consent of a child's parent before the employee may make |
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a videotape of a child or authorize the recording of a child's voice |
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if the videotape or voice recording is to be used only for: |
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(1) purposes of safety, including the maintenance of |
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order and discipline in common areas of the school or on school |
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buses; |
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(2) a purpose related to a cocurricular or |
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extracurricular activity; |
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(3) a purpose related to regular classroom |
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instruction; |
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(4) media coverage of the school; [or] |
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(5) a purpose related to the promotion of student |
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safety under Section 29.022; or |
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(6) a purpose related to the provision of support to a |
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beginning teacher by a field supervisor under Section 21.045. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect only if a specific |
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appropriation for the Act is provided in a general appropriations |
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act of the 85th Legislature. Any portion of this Act that does not |
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require a specific appropriation for implementation takes effect |
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immediately, provided that this Act receives the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect. |
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SECTION 5. Subject to Section 4 of this Act, this Act takes |
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effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the |
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members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article |
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III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote |
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necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, |
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2017. |