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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the preparation, certification, and classification of |
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public school educators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.043, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.043. ACCESS TO PEIMS DATA. (a) The agency shall |
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provide the board with access to data obtained under the Public |
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Education Information Management System (PEIMS). |
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(b) The agency shall provide educator preparation programs |
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with data based on information reported through the Public |
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Education Information Management System (PEIMS) that enables an |
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educator preparation program to: |
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(1) assess the impact of the program; and |
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(2) revise the program as needed to improve the design |
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and effectiveness of the program. |
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(c) The agency in coordination with the board shall solicit |
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input from education preparation programs to determine information |
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for educator preparation programs to report through the Public |
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Education Information Management System (PEIMS). |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.045, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) To assist an educator preparation program in improving |
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the design and effectiveness of the program in preparing educators |
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for the classroom, the agency shall provide to each program any data |
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reported by the program to the agency under Subsection (b) relating |
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to the program that is compiled and analyzed by the agency. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 21.052(a), (c), and (d), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board may issue a certificate to an educator who |
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applies for a certificate and: |
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(1) holds: |
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(A) a degree issued by an institution accredited |
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by a regional accrediting agency or group that is recognized by a |
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nationally recognized accreditation board; or |
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(B) a degree issued by an institution located in |
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a foreign country, if the degree is equivalent to a degree described |
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by Paragraph (A); and |
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(2) holds an appropriate certificate or other |
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credential issued by another state or country for which the |
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educator performed [; and
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[(3) performs] satisfactorily on [:
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[(A)
the examination prescribed under Section
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21.048; or
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[(B)
if the educator holds a certificate or other
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credential issued by another state or country,] an examination |
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[similar to and at least as rigorous as that described by Paragraph
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(A)] administered to the educator under the authority of that state |
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that is similar to and at least as rigorous as the examination |
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prescribed under Section 21.048. |
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(c) The board may issue a temporary certificate under this |
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section to an educator who holds a degree required by Subsection |
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(a)(1), holds [and] a certificate or other credential required by |
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Subsection (a)(2), and has complied with the criminal history |
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record information review application requirement but who has not |
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satisfied other application [the] requirements [prescribed by
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Subsection (a)(3)]. Subject to Subsection (d), the board may |
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specify the term of a temporary certificate issued under this |
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subsection. |
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(d) A temporary certificate issued under Subsection (c) to |
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an educator employed by a school district that has constructed or |
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expanded at least one instructional facility as a result of |
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increased student enrollment due to actions taken under the Defense |
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Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. Section 2687) |
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may not expire before the first anniversary of the date on which the |
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board completes the review of the educator's credentials [and
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informs the educator of the examination or examinations under
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Section 21.048 on which the educator must perform successfully to
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receive a standard certificate]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 30A.112(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The state virtual school network may provide or |
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authorize providers of electronic professional development courses |
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to provide professional development for: |
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(1) teachers who are teaching subjects or grade levels |
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for which the teachers are not certified; or |
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(2) [teachers who must become highly qualified under
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Section 1119, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section
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6319); or
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[(3)] teachers who must become qualified under the |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 |
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et seq.). |
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SECTION 5. The following provisions of the Education Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 21.005; |
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(2) Sections 21.052(e) and (g); and |
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(3) Section 21.057(e). |
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SECTION 6. Section 21.052, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an application submitted on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application submitted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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application was submitted, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |