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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an audit by the Texas Education Agency of public school |
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professional development training requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 21.4513(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Using only available funds and resources from public or |
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private sources, the agency shall [periodically] conduct an audit |
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at least once every four years of the professional development |
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requirements applicable to educators in this state and any other |
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continuing education and training requirements, including state |
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and federal requirements and requirements imposed by school |
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districts. |
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(b) Based on audit results, the agency, with input from |
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stakeholders and organizations that represent educators, shall |
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consider the value of maintaining existing state-mandated training |
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requirements relating to specific topics and seek to eliminate any |
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unnecessary topic-specific training requirements, eliminate any |
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conflicting requirements, and consolidate any duplicative |
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requirements through the following methods, as appropriate: |
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(1) taking administrative action; |
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(2) encouraging school districts to make appropriate |
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changes to district policies; or |
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(3) recommending statutory changes to the |
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legislature. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2022, the Texas |
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Education Agency shall complete an audit of professional |
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development training requirements as required by Section 21.4513, |
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Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Education Agency is required to |
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implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature |
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appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the |
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legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the Texas Education Agency may, but is not required to, |
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implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations |
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available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |