85R5465 MM-F
By: VanDeaver H.B. No. 1255
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maximum amount of certain awards made to public
school teachers under the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive
Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 28.053(d), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(d) A teacher participating in the program may be awarded:
(1) subsidized teacher training[, not to exceed $450
for each teacher,] for a college advanced placement course or an
international baccalaureate course;
(2) a one-time award of $250 for teaching a college
advanced placement course or an international baccalaureate course
for the first time; and
(3) a share of the teacher bonus pool, which shall be
distributed by the teacher's school in shares proportional to the
number of courses taught.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.