By: Shapiro S.R. No. 106
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 8 (the flexibility of the board of trustees of a
school district in the management and operation of public schools
in the district) to consider and take action on the following
matters:
(1) Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit
the committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement and not
included in either the house or senate version of the bill by
adding the following new SECTION to the bill:
SECTION 2. Section 21.051, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 21.051. RULES REGARDING FIELD-BASED 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-based experience in which the
candidate is actively engaged in instructional or educational
activities under supervision at:
(1) a public school campus accredited or approved
for the purpose by the agency; or
(2) a private school recognized or approved for the
purpose by the agency.
(c) Subsection (b) applies only to an initial
certification issued on or after September 1, 2012. Subsection
(b) does not affect:
(1) the validity of a certification issued before
September 1, 2012; or
(2) the eligibility of a person who holds a
certification issued before September 1, 2012, to obtain a
subsequent renewal of the certification in accordance with board
rule.
(d) Subsection (b) does not affect the period within
which an individual must complete field-based 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.
(e) The board shall propose rules relating to the
field-based experience required by Subsection (b). The
commissioner by rule shall adopt procedures and standards for
recognizing a private school under Subsection (b)(2).
(f) The board shall propose rules providing flexible
options for persons for any field-based [field] experience or
internship required for certification.
SECTION 22. 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.
Explanation: The addition is necessary to establish
requirements for field-based experience that a candidate for
certification must meet before a school district may employ the
candidate as a teacher of record.
(2) Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit
the committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement and not
included in either the house or senate version of the bill by
adding the following at the end of proposed Section 21.4021(e),
Education Code, in SECTION 16 of the bill:
A furlough day does not constitute a day of service for purposes
of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Explanation: The addition is necessary to clarify that a
school district furlough day does not constitute a day of service
for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 27, 2011, by
the
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Secretary of the Senate