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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public school educator preparation and alternative |
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certification programs. |
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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 21.0453 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0453. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES FOR TEACHER |
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CERTIFICATION. (a) The board shall require an educator |
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preparation program to provide candidates for teacher |
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certification with information concerning the following: |
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(1) skills and responsibilities required of teachers; |
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(2) expectations for student performance based on |
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state standards; |
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(3) the current supply of and demand for teachers in |
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this state; |
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(4) the importance of developing classroom management |
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skills; and |
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(5) the state's framework for appraisal of teachers |
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and principals. |
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(b) The board may propose rules as necessary for |
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administration of this section, including rules to ensure that |
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accurate and consistent information is provided by all educator |
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preparation programs. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.061. REVIEW AND UPDATING OF EDUCATOR PREPARATION |
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AND ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. The board shall, after |
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consulting with appropriate higher education faculty and public |
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school teachers and administrators and soliciting advice from other |
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interested persons with relevant knowledge and experience, develop |
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and carry out a process for reviewing and, as necessary, updating |
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standards and requirements for educator preparation and |
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alternative certification programs. |
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SECTION 3. The State Board for Educator Certification shall |
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complete an initial review of and implement any updated standards |
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and requirements for educator preparation and alternative |
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certification programs as required by Section 21.061, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2013. |