86R9360 JES-F
 
  By: Powell S.B. No. 1016
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an audit by the Texas Education Agency of public school
  professional development training requirements.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 21.4513(a) and (b), Education Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Using only available funds and resources from public or
  private sources, the agency shall [periodically] conduct an audit
  at least once every four years of the professional development
  requirements applicable to educators in this state and any other
  continuing education and training requirements, including state
  and federal requirements and requirements imposed by school
  districts.
         (b)  Based on audit results, the agency, with input from
  stakeholders, shall consider the value of maintaining existing
  state-mandated training requirements relating to specific topics
  and seek to eliminate any unnecessary topic-specific training
  requirements, eliminate any conflicting requirements, and
  consolidate any duplicative requirements through the following
  methods, as appropriate:
               (1)  taking administrative action;
               (2)  encouraging school districts to make appropriate
  changes to district policies; or
               (3)  recommending statutory changes to the
  legislature.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than December 31, 2020, the Texas
  Education Agency shall complete its initial audit of professional
  development training requirements required by Section 21.4513,
  Education Code, as amended by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.