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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a teaching certificate to certain |
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applicants with experience as instructors for the Community College |
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of the Air Force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 21.052, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.052. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS WITH CREDENTIALS |
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FROM ANOTHER ENTITY [OUTSIDE THE STATE]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.052, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board may issue a certificate to an educator who |
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applies for a certificate and: |
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(1) holds: |
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(A) a degree issued by an institution accredited |
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by a regional accrediting agency or group that is recognized by a |
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nationally recognized accreditation board; or |
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(B) a degree issued by an institution located in |
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a foreign country, if the degree is equivalent to a degree described |
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by Paragraph (A); |
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(2) either: |
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(A) holds an appropriate certificate or other |
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credential issued by another state or country; or |
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(B) has at least two semesters' experience as a |
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full-time instructor for the Community College of the Air Force; |
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and |
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(3) performs satisfactorily on: |
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(A) the examination prescribed under Section |
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21.048; or |
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(B) if the educator holds a certificate or other |
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credential issued by another state or country, an examination |
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similar to and at least as rigorous as that described by Paragraph |
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(A) administered to the educator under the authority of that state. |
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(a-2) An applicant described by Subsection (a)(2)(B) may |
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fulfill the examination requirements under Subsection (a)(3) by |
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performing satisfactorily on one examination prescribed under |
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Section 21.048 in the subject area in which the applicant intends to |
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teach. |
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(a-3) An applicant is not eligible for certification as a |
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superintendent or principal under this section based on the |
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credentials described under Subsection (a)(2)(B). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |