88R2853 JTZ-D
 
  By: Blanco S.B. No. 544
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the issuance of a teaching certificate to certain
  applicants with experience as instructors for the Community College
  of the Air Force.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 21.052, Education Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 21.052.  CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS WITH CREDENTIALS
  FROM ANOTHER ENTITY [OUTSIDE THE STATE].
         SECTION 2.  Section 21.052, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The board may issue a certificate to an educator who
  applies for a certificate and:
               (1)  holds:
                     (A)  a degree issued by an institution accredited
  by a regional accrediting agency or group that is recognized by a
  nationally recognized accreditation board; or
                     (B)  a degree issued by an institution located in
  a foreign country, if the degree is equivalent to a degree described
  by Paragraph (A);
               (2)  either:
                     (A)  holds an appropriate certificate or other
  credential issued by another state or country; or
                     (B)  has at least two semesters' experience as a
  full-time instructor for the Community College of the Air Force;
  and
               (3)  performs satisfactorily on:
                     (A)  the examination prescribed under Section
  21.048; or
                     (B)  if the educator holds a certificate or other
  credential issued by another state or country, an examination
  similar to and at least as rigorous as that described by Paragraph
  (A) administered to the educator under the authority of that state.
         (a-2)  An applicant described by Subsection (a)(2)(B) may
  fulfill the examination requirements under Subsection (a)(3) by
  performing satisfactorily on one examination prescribed under
  Section 21.048 in the subject area in which the applicant intends to
  teach.
         (a-3)  An applicant is not eligible for certification as a
  superintendent or principal under this section based on the
  credentials described under Subsection (a)(2)(B).
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.