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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain eligibility requirements for issuance of a |
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teaching certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 21.050, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.050. ACADEMIC DEGREE REQUIRED FOR TEACHING |
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CERTIFICATE; FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCE OR INTERNSHIP. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 21.050(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who applies for a teaching certificate for |
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which board rules require a bachelor's degree must possess a |
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bachelor's degree received with an academic major or |
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interdisciplinary academic major, including reading, [other than
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education,] that is related to the curriculum as prescribed under |
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Subchapter A, Chapter 28. |
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(b) [The board may not require more than 18 semester credit
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hours of education courses at the baccalaureate level for the
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granting of a teaching certificate.] The board shall provide for a |
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minimum number of semester credit hours of field-based experience |
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or internship to be included in the credit hours needed for |
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certification. The board may propose rules requiring additional |
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credit hours for certification in bilingual education, English as a |
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second language, early childhood education, or special education. |
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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, 2019. |