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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the employment of and parental notification regarding |
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classroom teachers in public schools. |
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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) employment of uncertified teachers of record under |
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Section 21.0032; |
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(4) parental notification requirements under Section |
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21.057; |
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(5) state curriculum and graduation requirements |
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adopted under Chapter 28; and |
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(6) [(4)] academic and financial accountability and |
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sanctions under Chapters 39 and 39A. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (3-b) to read as follows: |
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(3-b) "Teacher of record" means a person employed by a |
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school district who teaches the majority of the instructional day |
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in an academic instructional setting and is responsible for |
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evaluating student achievement and assigning grades. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.0032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0032. EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN UNCERTIFIED CLASSROOM |
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TEACHERS. A school district may not employ as a classroom teacher a |
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person who does not hold an appropriate certificate or permit |
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issued by the State Board for Educator Certification under |
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Subchapter B as the teacher of record for: |
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(1) a reading language arts or mathematics course in |
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kindergarten through grade five; |
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(2) a mathematics course in grades six through eight; |
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or |
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(3) a course or combination of courses that requires |
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at least two years of relevant coursework or experience for |
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appropriate certification. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |