82R3244 GCB-D
By: Castro H.B. No. 1019
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to distinct certificate classes for public elementary
school counselors and public secondary school counselors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.041, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) In proposing rules under Subsection (b)(2), the board
shall provide for distinct classes of educator certificates for:
(1) elementary school counselors; and
(2) secondary school counselors.
SECTION 2. The State Board for Educator Certification shall
propose rules for classes of public school counselor certificates
as required by Section 21.041(e), Education Code, as added by this
Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act.
The proposed rules may not apply to the certificate of a person who
holds a school counselor certificate at the time the proposed rules
are adopted.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.