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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the parental notification regarding public school |
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teacher qualifications. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A local innovation plan may not provide for the |
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exemption of a district designated as a district of innovation from |
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the following provisions of this title: |
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(1) a state or federal requirement applicable to an |
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open-enrollment charter school operating under Subchapter D, |
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Chapter 12; |
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(2) Subchapters A, C, D, and E, Chapter 11, except that |
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a district may be exempt from Sections 11.1511(b)(5) and (14) and |
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Section 11.162; |
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(3) state curriculum and graduation requirements |
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adopted under Chapter 28; [and] |
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(4) academic and financial accountability and |
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sanctions under Chapters 39 and 39A; and |
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(5) parental notification requirements under Section |
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21.057. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 21.057(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A school district that assigns an inappropriately |
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certified or uncertified teacher to the same classroom for more |
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than 30 consecutive instructional days during the same school year, |
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excluding the first 30 instructional days of the school year, shall |
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provide written notice of the assignment to a parent or guardian of |
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each student in that classroom. |
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(c) The school district shall: |
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(1) [make a good-faith effort to] ensure that the |
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notice required by this section is provided in a bilingual form to |
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any parent or guardian whose primary language is not English; |
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(2) retain a copy of any notice provided under this |
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section; and |
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(3) make information relating to teacher |
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certification, including the type of certification held by each |
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teacher employed by the district, available to the public on the |
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district's Internet website and on request. |
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SECTION 3. Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to each local innovation plan adopted under |
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Chapter 12A, Education Code, regardless of whether the plan was |
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adopted before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. A local |
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innovation plan adopted or renewed before the effective date of |
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this Act must comply with Section 12A.004(a), Education Code, as |
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amended by this Act, not later than September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |