85R1898 KJE-D
By: Dale H.B. No. 460
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to continuing education requirements for certain
educators.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 21.054(d), (e), and (f), Education
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(d) Continuing education requirements for a classroom
teacher must provide that not more than 25 percent of the training
required every five years include instruction regarding:
(1) collecting and analyzing information that will
improve effectiveness in the classroom;
(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a
student may be at risk of dropping out of school;
(3) integrating technology into classroom
instruction; [and]
(4) educating diverse student populations, including:
(A) students with disabilities, including mental
health disorders;
(B) students who are educationally
disadvantaged;
(C) students of limited English proficiency; and
(D) students at risk of dropping out of school;
and
(5) appropriate relationships, boundaries, and
communication between teachers and students.
(e) Continuing education requirements for a principal must
provide that not more than 25 percent of the training required every
five years include instruction regarding:
(1) effective and efficient management, including:
(A) collecting and analyzing information;
(B) making decisions and managing time; and
(C) supervising student discipline and managing
behavior;
(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a
student may be at risk of dropping out of school;
(3) integrating technology into campus curriculum and
instruction; [and]
(4) educating diverse student populations, including:
(A) students with disabilities, including mental
health disorders;
(B) students who are educationally
disadvantaged;
(C) students of limited English proficiency; and
(D) students at risk of dropping out of school;
and
(5) recognizing, preventing, and reporting
inappropriate relationships between teachers or counselors and
students.
(f) Continuing education requirements for a counselor must
provide that not more than 25 percent of training required every
five years include instruction regarding:
(1) assisting students in developing high school
graduation plans;
(2) implementing dropout prevention strategies; [and]
(3) informing students concerning:
(A) college admissions, including college
financial aid resources and application procedures; and
(B) career opportunities; and
(4) appropriate relationships, boundaries, and
communication between counselors and students.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall
propose rules implementing Section 21.054, Education Code, as
amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. An educator subject to continuing education
requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is
not required to comply with the continuing education requirements
described by Section 21.054(d), (e), or (f), Education Code, as
amended by this Act, for any continuing education requirements
period that ends before January 1, 2018.
SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
school year.
SECTION 5. 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.