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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding project-based |
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learning in continuing education requirements for a classroom |
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teacher. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.054(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Continuing education requirements for a classroom |
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teacher must provide that at least 25 percent of the training |
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required every five years include instruction regarding: |
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(1) collecting and analyzing information that will |
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improve effectiveness in the classroom; |
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(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a |
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student may be at risk of dropping out of school; |
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(3) digital learning, digital teaching, and |
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integrating technology into classroom instruction; |
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(4) project-based learning; |
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(5) educating diverse student populations, including: |
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(A) students who are eligible to participate in |
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special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; |
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(B) students who are eligible to receive |
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educational services required under Section 504, Rehabilitation |
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Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794); |
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(C) students with mental health conditions or who |
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engage in substance abuse; |
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(D) students with intellectual or developmental |
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disabilities; |
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(E) students who are educationally |
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disadvantaged; |
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(F) students of limited English proficiency; and |
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(G) students at risk of dropping out of school; |
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(6) [(5)] understanding appropriate relationships, |
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boundaries, and communications between educators and students; and |
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(7) [(6)] how mental health conditions, including |
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grief and trauma, affect student learning and behavior and how |
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evidence-based, grief-informed, and trauma-informed strategies |
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support the academic success of students affected by grief and |
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trauma. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall |
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propose rules implementing Section 21.054(d), Education Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. A classroom teacher subject to continuing |
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education requirements immediately before the effective date of |
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this Act is not required to comply with the continuing education |
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requirements described by Section 21.054(d), Education Code, as |
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amended by this Act, for any continuing education requirements |
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period that ends before January 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2021. |