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               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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               AN ACT
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            relating to the certification requirements for a public school  | 
         
         
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            counselor. | 
         
         
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                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is  | 
         
         
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            amended by adding Section 21.0462 to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Sec. 21.0462.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION AS SCHOOL  | 
         
         
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            COUNSELOR.  The qualifications for certification as a school  | 
         
         
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            counselor may not include a requirement that a candidate for  | 
         
         
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            certification have experience as a classroom teacher. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.  As soon as possible after the effective date of  | 
         
         
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            this Act but not later than January 1, 2024, the State Board for  | 
         
         
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            Educator Certification shall propose any rules necessary to  | 
         
         
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            implement Section 21.0462, Education Code, as added by this Act. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |