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By: Blanco, Gutierrez |
S.B. No. 544 |
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(In the Senate - Filed January 20, 2023; February 17, 2023, |
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read first time and referred to Committee on Education; |
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April 11, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0; April 11, 2023, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 544 |
By: Flores |
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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 temporary teaching certificate to and |
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requirements regarding educator certification for certain persons |
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with experience as instructors for the Community College of the Air |
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Force. |
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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 21.0525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0525. CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MILITARY |
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INSTRUCTORS; TEMPORARY TEACHING CERTIFICATE. (a) The board shall |
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propose rules providing for a person who has at least two semesters' |
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experience as a full-time instructor for the Community College of |
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the Air Force to: |
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(1) be issued a temporary teaching certificate on the |
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person's enrollment in an educator preparation program; and |
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(2) receive credit for the person's education, |
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training, and clinical or professional experience as an instructor |
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for the Community College of the Air Force toward the requirements |
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for completion of an educator preparation program, including |
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requirements regarding coursework, field-based experience, or |
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clinical experience. |
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(b) A temporary teaching certificate issued under this |
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section is valid for a term of one year from the date of issuance. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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