| 1 | 1 | | 84R9508 KKA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 885 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to bonuses for teachers of students who perform |
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| 8 | 8 | | successfully on college advanced placement tests and international |
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| 9 | 9 | | baccalaureate examinations. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 28.053, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | amending Subsections (d), (e), and (f) and adding Subsection (d-1) |
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| 13 | 13 | | to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (d) In addition to any portion of a school award distributed |
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| 15 | 15 | | to the teacher in accordance with a plan developed under Subsection |
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| 16 | 16 | | (c), a [A] teacher participating in the program: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) may be awarded: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (A) [(1)] subsidized teacher training, not to |
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| 19 | 19 | | exceed $450 for each teacher, for a college advanced placement |
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| 20 | 20 | | course or an international baccalaureate course; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | (B) [(2)] a one-time award of $250 for teaching a |
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| 22 | 22 | | college advanced placement course or an international |
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| 23 | 23 | | baccalaureate course for the first time; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2) shall be awarded a bonus in the amount specified by |
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| 25 | 25 | | Subsection (d-1) for each student in a college advanced placement |
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| 26 | 26 | | course or international baccalaureate course taught by the teacher |
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| 27 | 27 | | who performs at the level specified by Subsection (a)(2) on a |
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| 28 | 28 | | college advanced placement test or international baccalaureate |
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| 29 | 29 | | examination |
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| 30 | 30 | | [(3) a share of the teacher bonus pool, which shall be |
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| 31 | 31 | | distributed by the teacher's school in shares proportional to the |
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| 32 | 32 | | number of courses taught]. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (d-1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a |
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| 34 | 34 | | teacher shall be awarded a bonus under Subsection (d)(2) of $50 for |
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| 35 | 35 | | each of the teacher's students who performs at the level specified |
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| 36 | 36 | | by Subsection (a)(2), not to exceed a total bonus of $2,000 each |
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| 37 | 37 | | year. A teacher who provides instruction at a campus with an |
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| 38 | 38 | | unacceptable performance rating under Section 39.054 shall be |
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| 39 | 39 | | awarded a bonus of $500 for the first student who performs at the |
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| 40 | 40 | | required level and $50 for each additional student who performs at |
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| 41 | 41 | | that level, not to exceed a total bonus of $2,000 each year. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (e) To be eligible for an award under Subsection (d) or (f), |
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| 43 | 43 | | a teacher must teach a college advanced placement course or an |
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| 44 | 44 | | international baccalaureate course. |
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| 45 | 45 | | (f) From the school awards authorized under Subsection |
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| 46 | 46 | | (a)(2), $50 [Fifty dollars] may be deposited in the teacher bonus |
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| 47 | 47 | | pool for each student enrolled in the school who [that] scores a |
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| 48 | 48 | | three or better on a college advanced placement test or four or |
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| 49 | 49 | | better on an international baccalaureate examination. Any money |
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| 50 | 50 | | placed in the teacher bonus pool shall be distributed by the |
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| 51 | 51 | | teacher's school to teachers participating in the program in shares |
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| 52 | 52 | | proportional to the number of courses taught. |
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| 53 | 53 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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