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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing public access to information regarding |
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district of innovation exemptions from educator certification or |
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school district teaching permit requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12A.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) The commissioner shall: |
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(1) maintain a list of provisions of this title from |
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which school districts designated as districts of innovation are |
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exempt under this chapter; [and] |
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(2) for each district of innovation that is exempt |
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under its local innovation plan from an educator certification or |
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school district teaching permit requirement under Chapter 21, |
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identify the type of educator certification or school district |
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teaching permit exempted under its plan; and |
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(3) notify the legislature of each provision from |
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which districts enrolling a majority of students in this state are |
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exempt. |
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(c) The commissioner shall post on the agency's Internet |
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website the educator certification and school district teaching |
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permit exemption information identified under Subsection (b)(2). |
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(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to administer this |
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section, including rules to determine the method by which the |
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commissioner requests and receives the educator certification and |
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school district teaching permit exemption information identified |
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under Subsection (b)(2). |
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SECTION 2. 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. |