By: Koop (Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Collin) H.B. No. 3563
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017;
May 3, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
Education; May 16, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 16, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to parental notification regarding public school teacher
qualifications.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.057(e), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e) This section does not apply if a school is required in
accordance with Section 1006 [1111(h)(6)(B)(ii)], Every Student
Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6312(e)(1)(B)(ii)) [No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6311), and its subsequent
amendments], to provide notice to a parent or guardian regarding a
teacher who does not meet certification requirements at the grade
level and subject area in which the teacher is assigned [is not
highly qualified], provided the school provides notice as required
by that Act.
SECTION 2. 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, 2017.
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