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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training requirements for public school educators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.4515, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), to [To] the |
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extent of any conflict, a frequency requirement for the completion |
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of training provided by statute prevails over a frequency |
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requirement for that training included in the policy adopted by the |
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board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an |
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open-enrollment charter school under Subsection (a). |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the policy adopted by |
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the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of |
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an open-enrollment charter school under Subsection (a) may provide |
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for an educator employed by the district or school who would |
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otherwise be required by statute to complete a training annually to |
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complete that training every other year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2025. |