Bill Text: TX HB1334 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of a special education or bilingual education certificate examination.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-14 - Filed [HB1334 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB1334-Introduced.html
  89R5488 KJE-D
 
  By: Garcia of Bexar H.B. No. 1334
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of a special
  education or bilingual education certificate examination.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 21.04892 to read as follows:
         Sec. 21.04892.  FEES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION OR BILINGUAL
  EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS. For each person who takes an
  examination prescribed under Section 21.048 for certification to
  teach in special education or bilingual education, including
  certification under Section 21.04891, the board shall, as
  applicable:
               (1)  waive any fee assessed by the board for the
  administration of the examination; and
               (2)  pay on behalf of the person to the vendor who
  administers the examination any fee assessed by the vendor to the
  person for the administration of the examination.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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