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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use by the State Board for Educator Certification of |
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negotiated rulemaking in proposing certain rules. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.041, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Before the board submits to the State Board of Education |
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for approval under Section 21.042 any proposed rule that is |
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reasonably likely to affect educators or educator preparation |
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programs, the board must use negotiated rulemaking procedures under |
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Chapter 2008, Government Code, including the appointment to a |
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negotiated rulemaking committee of persons representing, as |
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appropriate: |
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(1) educators; |
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(2) educator preparation programs; and |
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(3) membership organizations that represent educators |
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or educator preparation programs. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a rule proposed by the State Board for Educator Certification on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |