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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to including digital teaching in the micro-credential |
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certification program for public school educator continuing |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (i) and adding Subsection (i-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall propose rules establishing a process for |
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identifying continuing education courses and programs that fulfill |
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educators' continuing education requirements, including |
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opportunities for educators to receive micro-credentials, as |
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provided by Subsection (i), in: |
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(1) fields of study related to the educator's |
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certification class; or |
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(2) digital teaching [as provided by Subsection (i)]. |
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(i) The board shall propose rules establishing a program to |
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issue micro-credentials in fields of study related to an educator's |
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certification class or in digital teaching. The agency shall |
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approve continuing education providers to offer micro-credential |
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courses. A micro-credential received by an educator shall be |
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recorded on the agency's Educator Certification Online System |
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(ECOS) and included as part of the educator's public certification |
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records. |
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(i-1) In proposing rules under Subsection (i) for |
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micro-credentials related to digital teaching, the board shall |
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engage relevant stakeholders. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2023. |