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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the accountability system for public school educator |
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preparation programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.045(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall propose rules necessary to establish |
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standards to govern the continuing accountability of all educator |
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preparation programs based on the following information that is |
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disaggregated with respect to race, sex, and ethnicity: |
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(1) results of the certification examinations |
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prescribed under Section 21.048(a); |
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(2) performance based on the appraisal system for |
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beginning teachers adopted by the board; |
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(3) achievement, including improvement in |
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achievement, of all students, including students with |
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disabilities, taught by beginning teachers for the first three |
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years following certification, to the extent practicable; |
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(4) compliance with board requirements regarding the |
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frequency, duration, and quality of structural guidance and ongoing |
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support provided by field supervisors to candidates completing |
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student teaching, clinical teaching, or an internship; [and] |
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(5) results from a teacher satisfaction survey, |
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developed by the board with stakeholder input, of new teachers |
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performed at the end of the teacher's first year of teaching; and |
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(6) compliance with board requirements regarding the |
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quality of a candidate's implementation of the key components of a |
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performance assessment identified by the board to be completed |
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before the candidate serves as a classroom teacher who is |
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responsible for evaluating student achievement and improvement and |
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assigning grades. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |