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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permissible teachers assigned to a bilingual education |
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program and the permissible uses of the bilingual education |
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allotment provided under the foundation school program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.061, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-3), a [A] teacher |
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assigned to a bilingual education program using one of the |
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following program models must be appropriately certified for |
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bilingual education by the board: |
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(1) transitional bilingual/early exit program model; |
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or |
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(2) transitional bilingual/late exit program model. |
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(b-1) Except as provided by Subsection (b-3), a [A] teacher |
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assigned to a bilingual education program using a dual language |
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immersion/one-way or two-way program model must be appropriately |
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certified by the board for: |
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(1) bilingual education for the component of the |
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program provided in a language other than English; and |
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(2) bilingual education or English as a second |
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language for the component of the program provided in English. |
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(b-3) A school district may assign to any bilingual |
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education program a teacher certified for English as a second |
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language for a school year if: |
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(1) the commissioner has determined that there is a |
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shortage of teachers certified for bilingual education by the board |
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for the school year; and |
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(2) a teacher certified for bilingual education is not |
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reasonably available to the district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.153(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A district's bilingual education or special language |
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allocation may be used only for: |
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(1) program and student evaluation;[,] |
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(2) instructional materials and equipment;[,] |
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(3) staff development, including assisting a teacher |
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employed by the district in obtaining certification under Section |
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29.061; |
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(4) supplemental staff expenses;[,] |
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(5) salary supplements for teachers;[,] and |
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(6) other supplies required for quality instruction |
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and smaller class size. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |