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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to updating requirements for special education training |
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and the make up of the SBEC Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.033(a), Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (1) to read as follows: |
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(1) four members must be teachers employed in public |
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schools., one of whom must be a teacher who is certified in special |
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education with classroom experience; |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.051, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) The board shall propose rules to establish a minimum |
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requirement of field-based experience in which the candidate is |
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actively engaged in instructional or educational activities to |
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implement individualized education plans for students with |
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disabilities. |
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SECTION 3. Section 21.451, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d-4), (d-5), and (d-6) and amending Subsection |
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(e) to read as follows: |
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(d-4) The training on instruction for students with |
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disabilities described in Subsection (d)(2) shall include: |
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(1) basic knowledge of each disability category under |
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the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section |
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1400 et seq.) and how each category can affect student learning and |
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development; |
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(2) proactive instructional planning techniques using |
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a framework that |
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(A) provides flexibility in the ways: |
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(i) information is presented; |
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(ii) students respond or demonstrate |
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knowledge and skills; and |
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(iii) students are engaged; |
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(B) reduces barriers to instruction; |
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(C) provides appropriate accommodations, |
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supports, and challenges; and |
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(D) maintains high achievement expectations for |
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all students, including students with disabilities and students of |
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limited English proficiency; and |
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(3) evidence-based inclusive instructional |
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practices, including: |
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(A) general and special education collaborative |
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and co-teaching models and approaches; |
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(B) multi-tiered systems of support, including |
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response to intervention strategies, classroom and school level |
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data-based collaborative structures, and evidence-based strategies |
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for intervention and progress monitoring systems in academic areas |
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(C) classroom management techniques using |
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evidence-based behavioral intervention strategies and supports; |
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(D) appropriate adaptation strategies, including |
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accommodations, modifications, and instruction in the use of |
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assistive technology for instruction. |
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(d-5) The training on instruction for students with |
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disabilities described in Subsection (d)(2) must a minimum of four |
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hours of instruction, delivered in person and be provided: |
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(1) on an annual basis, as part of a new employee |
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orientation, to all new school district and open-enrollment charter |
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school educators; |
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(2) competency-based, interactive and experiential |
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providing teachers the opportunity to improve their practice by |
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integrating these skills through demonstration, observation, |
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collaboration, fieldwork, and reflection in different |
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instructional contexts; and |
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(3) to existing school district and open-enrollment |
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charter school educators, subject to Subsection (e), who are |
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responsible for classroom implementation of a student's |
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individualized education plan. |
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(d-6) The training on instruction for students with |
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disabilities described in Subsection (d)(2) is required to be |
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completed once every five years upon initial completion of the |
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training. |
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SECTION |
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4. Section 8.051(d), Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (7) to read as follows: |
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(7) assistance through responsive remote coaching for |
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teachers in rural areas to guide teachers through specific issues |
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in the delivery of instruction and services to students with |
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disabilities offered as needed through existing agency |
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infrastructure. |
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SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 6. 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, 2019. |