82R15505 PAM-D
By: Villarreal H.B. No. 135
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 135:
By: Hochberg C.S.H.B. No. 135
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to field experience requirements for educator
certification.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.051, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 21.051. RULES REGARDING FIELD EXPERIENCE AND OPTIONS
FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS. (a) In this section,
"teacher of record" means a person employed by a school district who
teaches the majority of the instructional day in an academic
instructional setting and is responsible for evaluating student
achievement and assigning grades.
(b) Before a school district may employ a candidate for
certification as a teacher of record, the candidate must complete
at least 15 hours of field experience in which the candidate is
physically present in a classroom assisting with instruction of
students by preparing lesson plans and delivering instruction to
students under the supervision of a teacher of record at:
(1) a public school campus accredited for the purpose
by the agency; or
(2) a private school recognized for the purpose by the
agency.
(c) Subsection (b) does not affect the period within which
an individual must complete field experience hours as determined by
board rule if the individual is not accepted into an educator
preparation program before the deadline prescribed by board rule
and is hired for a teaching assignment by a school district after
the deadline prescribed by board rule.
(d) The board shall propose rules relating to the field
experience required by Subsection (b). The commissioner by rule
shall adopt procedures and standards for recognizing a private
school under Subsection (b)(2).
(e) The board shall propose rules providing flexible
options for persons for any field experience or internship required
for certification.
SECTION 2. On or before January 1, 2012, the State Board for
Educator Certification shall propose rules relating to educator
certification as prescribed by Section 21.051, Education Code, as
amended by this Act.
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.