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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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rela |
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ting to the authority of military personnel to obtain |
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certification to teach career and technology education classes in |
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public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.0487 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0487. TRADES AND INDUSTRIES EDUCATION |
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CERTIFICATION FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL. (a) To the extent that rules |
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adopted under this subchapter require a person seeking trades and |
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industries education certification to hold a license or other |
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professional credential for a specific trade, a person who is a |
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current or former member of the United States armed services is |
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considered to have satisfied that requirement if the person has |
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experience in that trade obtained through military service. |
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(b) The board may not propose rules requiring a current or |
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former member of the United States armed services who seeks career |
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and technology education certification for a specific trade to hold |
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a credential related to that trade or possess experience related to |
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that trade other than the experience in that trade obtained through |
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military service. |
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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 September 1, 2015. |