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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for admission to an educator preparation |
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program for certification in trade and industrial workforce |
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training. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.0442(b), Education Code, as added by |
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H.B. 3349, Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person is eligible for admission to an educator |
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preparation program created under this section only if the person: |
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(1) has been issued a high school diploma, a high |
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school equivalency certificate, or a postsecondary credential, |
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certificate, or degree; |
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(2) has seven years of full-time wage-earning |
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experience, including experience obtained while serving in the |
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United States armed services, within the preceding 10 years in an |
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approved occupation for which instruction is offered; |
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(3) holds with respect to that occupation a current |
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license, certificate, or registration, as applicable, issued by a |
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nationally recognized accrediting agency based on a recognized test |
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or measurement; and |
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(4) within the period described by Subdivision (2), |
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has not been the subject of a complaint filed with a licensing |
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entity or other agency that regulates the occupation of the person, |
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other than a complaint that was determined baseless or unfounded by |
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that entity or agency. |
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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 December 1, 2017. |