85R28061 KKA-F
By: Huberty H.B. No. 3044
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3044:
By: King of Hemphill C.S.H.B. No. 3044
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to educator preparation programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.051(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(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, which may occur after
the candidate's admission to an educator preparation program or
during the two years preceding admission. The candidate may satisfy
the experience requirement through serving as a substitute teacher
or teacher's aide for at least five school days or through other
experience requiring the candidate's active engagement in
instructional or educational activities. The experience must be
obtained [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.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.