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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain degree and internship requirements for teacher |
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certification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.050, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.050. ACADEMIC DEGREE REQUIRED FOR TEACHING |
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CERTIFICATE[; INTERNSHIP]. [(a)] A person who applies for a |
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teaching certificate for which board rules require a bachelor's |
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degree must possess a bachelor's degree received with an education |
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major or another academic major or interdisciplinary academic |
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major, including reading, [other than education,] that is related |
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to the curriculum as prescribed under 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 internship to be
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included in the hours needed for certification. The board may
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propose rules requiring additional credit hours for certification
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in bilingual education, English as a second language, early
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childhood education, or special education.
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[(c)
A person who receives a bachelor's degree required for
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a teaching certificate on the basis of higher education coursework
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completed while receiving an exemption from tuition and fees under
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Section 54.363 may not be required to participate in any field
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experience or internship consisting of student teaching to receive
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a teaching certificate.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.047(c), Education Code, is repealed. |
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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. |