Bill Text: TX HB5099 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to assist certain current and former peace officers in receiving a teacher certification.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-23 - Referred to Public Education [HB5099 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB5099-Introduced.html
88R8076 CJD-D | ||
By: Manuel | H.B. No. 5099 |
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relating to the establishment of a grant program to assist certain | ||
current and former peace officers in receiving a teacher | ||
certification. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 21.066 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 21.066. TEACHER CERTIFICATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR PEACE | ||
OFFICERS. (a) From money appropriated or otherwise available for | ||
the purpose, the board shall establish a grant program to enable | ||
eligible persons to receive a teacher certification under this | ||
subchapter. | ||
(b) To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, a | ||
person must: | ||
(1) be: | ||
(A) a peace officer, as defined by Article 2.12, | ||
Code of Criminal Procedure; or | ||
(B) a retired peace officer, as defined by | ||
Section 1701.3161, Occupations Code; and | ||
(2) hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of | ||
higher education that is, and at the time the person received the | ||
degree was, accredited or otherwise approved by an accrediting | ||
organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating | ||
Board. | ||
(c) A grant awarded under this section may be used only to | ||
pay: | ||
(1) the costs of an educator preparation program or | ||
alternative educator certification program; or | ||
(2) a fee assessed for the administration of an | ||
examination prescribed under Section 21.048 for teacher | ||
certification. | ||
(d) The board shall propose rules necessary to implement | ||
this section. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |