| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to requirements for educator preparation program support |
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| 6 | 8 | | for certain candidates for certification. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 21.044, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 9 | 11 | | adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 12 | | (f-1) Board rules addressing ongoing educator preparation |
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| 11 | 13 | | program support for a candidate seeking certification in a |
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| 12 | 14 | | certification class other than classroom teacher may not require |
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| 13 | 15 | | that an educator preparation program conduct one or more formal |
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| 14 | 16 | | observations of the candidate on the candidate's site in a |
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| 15 | 17 | | face-to-face setting. The rules must permit each required formal |
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| 16 | 18 | | observation to occur on the candidate's site or through use of |
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| 17 | 19 | | electronic transmission or other video-based or technology-based |
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| 18 | 20 | | method. |
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| 19 | 21 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 20 | 22 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 21 | 23 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 22 | 24 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 23 | 25 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 24 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 25 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 26 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1963 passed the Senate on |
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| 27 | | - | May 15, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. |
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| 28 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 29 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 30 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1963 passed the House on |
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| 31 | | - | May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 9, two |
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| 32 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 33 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 34 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 35 | | - | Approved: |
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| 36 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | | - | Date |
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| 38 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | | - | Governor |
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