Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB460 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R1898 KJE-D
2	2	By: Dale H.B. No. 460
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to continuing education requirements for certain
8	8	educators.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Sections 21.054(d), (e), and (f), Education
11	11	Code, are amended to read as follows:
12	12	(d) Continuing education requirements for a classroom
13	13	teacher must provide that not more than 25 percent of the training
14	14	required every five years include instruction regarding:
15	15	(1) collecting and analyzing information that will
16	16	improve effectiveness in the classroom;
17	17	(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a
18	18	student may be at risk of dropping out of school;
19	19	(3) integrating technology into classroom
20	20	instruction; [and]
21	21	(4) educating diverse student populations, including:
22	22	(A) students with disabilities, including mental
23	23	health disorders;
24	24	(B) students who are educationally
25	25	disadvantaged;
26	26	(C) students of limited English proficiency; and
27	27	(D) students at risk of dropping out of school;
28	28	and
29	29	(5) appropriate relationships, boundaries, and
30	30	communication between teachers and students.
31	31	(e) Continuing education requirements for a principal must
32	32	provide that not more than 25 percent of the training required every
33	33	five years include instruction regarding:
34	34	(1) effective and efficient management, including:
35	35	(A) collecting and analyzing information;
36	36	(B) making decisions and managing time; and
37	37	(C) supervising student discipline and managing
38	38	behavior;
39	39	(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a
40	40	student may be at risk of dropping out of school;
41	41	(3) integrating technology into campus curriculum and
42	42	instruction; [and]
43	43	(4) educating diverse student populations, including:
44	44	(A) students with disabilities, including mental
45	45	health disorders;
46	46	(B) students who are educationally
47	47	disadvantaged;
48	48	(C) students of limited English proficiency; and
49	49	(D) students at risk of dropping out of school;
50	50	and
51	51	(5) recognizing, preventing, and reporting
52	52	inappropriate relationships between teachers or counselors and
53	53	students.
54	54	(f) Continuing education requirements for a counselor must
55	55	provide that not more than 25 percent of training required every
56	56	five years include instruction regarding:
57	57	(1) assisting students in developing high school
58	58	graduation plans;
59	59	(2) implementing dropout prevention strategies; [and]
60	60	(3) informing students concerning:
61	61	(A) college admissions, including college
62	62	financial aid resources and application procedures; and
63	63	(B) career opportunities; and
64	64	(4) appropriate relationships, boundaries, and
65	65	communication between counselors and students.
66	66	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
67	67	of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall
68	68	propose rules implementing Section 21.054, Education Code, as
69	69	amended by this Act.
70	70	SECTION 3. An educator subject to continuing education
71	71	requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is
72	72	not required to comply with the continuing education requirements
73	73	described by Section 21.054(d), (e), or (f), Education Code, as
74	74	amended by this Act, for any continuing education requirements
75	75	period that ends before January 1, 2018.
76	76	SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
77	77	school year.
78	78	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
79	79	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
80	80	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
81	81	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
82	82	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.