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2- By: Clardy, et al. H.B. No. 198
3- Substitute the following for H.B. No. 198:
4- By: Huberty C.S.H.B. No. 198
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2+ By: Clardy H.B. No. 198
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75 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
86 AN ACT
9- relating to a study on an average pay increase for classroom
10- teachers, the creation of certain teacher designations, teacher
11- retention, and a teacher quality allotment under the Foundation
12- School Program.
7+ relating to an average pay increase for public school classroom
8+ teachers, the creation of certain teacher designations, and a
9+ teacher quality allotment under the Foundation School Program;
10+ authorizing the imposition of a fee.
1311 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14- SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
15- amended by adding Section 21.010 to read as follows:
16- Sec. 21.010. STUDY ON AVERAGE PAY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS,
17- TEACHER DESIGNATIONS, TEACHER RETENTION, AND TEACHER QUALITY
18- ALLOTMENT. (a) A committee is established to study and make
19- recommendations regarding an average pay increase for classroom
20- teachers, the creation of certain teacher designations, teacher
21- retention, and a teacher quality allotment under the Foundation
22- School Program.
23- (b) The committee is composed of 13 members, consisting of:
24- (1) six members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
25- (2) six members appointed by the speaker of the house
26- of representatives; and
27- (3) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
28- (c) The appointments made by the lieutenant governor must
29- consist of:
30- (1) three members of the senate;
31- (2) a leader of the community;
32- (3) a classroom teacher; and
33- (4) a superintendent of a school district.
34- (d) The appointments made by the speaker of the house of
35- representatives must consist of:
36- (1) three members of the house of representatives;
37- (2) a leader of the business community;
38- (3) a classroom teacher; and
39- (4) an elected member of the board of trustees of a
40- school district.
41- (e) The lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of
42- representatives shall each designate a co-chair from among the
43- committee members.
44- (f) The recommendations regarding an average pay increase
45- for classroom teachers must include recommendations on:
46- (1) a requirement that school districts and
47- open-enrollment charter schools ensure that the average annual pay
48- for classroom teachers employed at the district or school is
49- either:
50- (A) at least $1,000 more than the average annual
51- pay for classroom teachers employed at that district or school
52- during the school year immediately preceding the previous school
53- year; or
54- (B) equal to or greater than $51,000; and
55- (2) exceptions to the requirements described by
56- Subdivision (1).
57- (g) The recommendations regarding the creation of teacher
58- designations must include recommendations on:
59- (1) the creation of a tiered approach to teacher
60- designations that includes designations as an accomplished,
61- distinguished, or master teacher;
62- (2) the eligibility criteria, requirements, and
63- credentials required for designation as an accomplished,
64- distinguished, or master teacher; and
65- (3) methods of finance for a school district,
66- open-enrollment charter school, or the state to pay for a classroom
67- teacher to pursue a teacher designation.
68- (h) The recommendations regarding teacher retention must
69- include recommendations on how to retain quality teachers,
70- including mentoring programs.
71- (i) The recommendations regarding a teacher quality
72- allotment must include recommendations on creating an allotment
73- under the Foundation School Program that provides school districts
74- and open-enrollment charter schools funding for classroom teachers
75- with teacher designations, including increased funding for
76- classroom teachers who are assigned by a school district or
77- open-enrollment charter school to a campus at which a majority of
78- students are educationally disadvantaged or who are employed by a
79- school district or open-enrollment charter school that qualifies as
80- rural.
81- (j) Not later than September 1, 2018, the committee shall
82- submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the
83- house of representatives a report on the results of the study and
84- any recommendations for legislative or other action.
85- (k) This section expires January 1, 2019.
86- SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
87- a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
88- provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
89- Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
90- Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
91- legislative session.
12+ SECTION 1. Section 12.104, Education Code, is amended by
13+ adding Subsection (b-4) to read as follows:
14+ (b-4) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to the
15+ average annual pay increase requirement under Section 21.416. This
16+ subsection expires September 1, 2034.
17+ SECTION 2. Section 21.042, Education Code, is amended to
18+ read as follows:
19+ Sec. 21.042. APPROVAL OF RULES. (a) Except as provided by
20+ Subsection (b), the [The] State Board for Educator Certification
21+ must submit a written copy of each rule it proposes to adopt to the
22+ State Board of Education for review. The State Board of Education
23+ may reject a proposed rule by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
24+ members of the board present and voting. If the State Board of
25+ Education fails to reject a proposal before the 90th day after the
26+ date on which it receives the proposal, the proposal takes effect as
27+ a rule of the State Board for Educator Certification as provided by
28+ Chapter 2001, Government Code. The State Board of Education may not
29+ modify a rule proposed by the State Board for Educator
30+ Certification.
31+ (b) Rules adopted by the State Board for Educator
32+ Certification under Subchapter P are not subject to Subsection (a).
33+ SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
34+ amended by adding Section 21.063 to read as follows:
35+ Sec. 21.063. LEGACY MASTER TEACHER CERTIFICATIONS. (a)
36+ The board shall recognize a master teacher certificate issued under
37+ former Section 21.0481, 21.0482, 21.0483, or 21.0484 until the
38+ certificate expires. The board shall note a designation of
39+ "legacy" on the certificate.
40+ (b) A master teacher certificate described by Subsection
41+ (a) does not generate funding under Section 42.162.
42+ SECTION 4. Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
43+ amended by adding Section 21.4025 to read as follows:
44+ Sec. 21.4025. COMMISSIONER ASSISTANCE. The commissioner
45+ shall provide assistance to school districts in implementing
46+ compensation structures that satisfy all applicable legal
47+ requirements, including requirements imposed under Section 42.162.
48+ SECTION 5. Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
49+ amended by adding Section 21.416 to read as follows:
50+ Sec. 21.416. AVERAGE PAY INCREASES FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS.
51+ (a) In this section, "pay" includes salary, stipends, and other
52+ monetary disbursements made to a classroom teacher. The term does
53+ not include benefits or other payments made by the school district
54+ or open-enrollment charter school for the benefit of the teacher.
55+ (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), beginning with the
56+ 2021-2022 school year, and subsequently occurring every other
57+ school year, each school district and open-enrollment charter
58+ school must ensure that the average annual pay for classroom
59+ teachers employed at the district or school is at least $1,000 more
60+ than the average annual pay for classroom teachers employed at that
61+ district or school during the school year immediately preceding the
62+ previous school year.
63+ (b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), for the 2019-2020
64+ school year, each school district and open-enrollment charter
65+ school must ensure that the average annual pay for classroom
66+ teachers employed at the district or school is at least $1,000 more
67+ than the average annual pay for classroom teachers employed at that
68+ district or school during the 2016-2017 school year. This
69+ subsection expires September 1, 2021.
70+ (c) Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, if the average
71+ annual pay for classroom teachers employed at a school district or
72+ open-enrollment charter school is equal to or greater than $51,000,
73+ the district or school is not subject to Subsection (b).
74+ (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), if a school
75+ district or open-enrollment charter school fails to satisfy the
76+ average annual pay requirement under this section for a school
77+ year, the commissioner shall recover funds from the district or
78+ school in an amount equal to the number of classroom teachers
79+ employed at the district or school for that school year multiplied
80+ by the difference between the average annual pay for classroom
81+ teachers required under this section for that school year and the
82+ average annual pay for classroom teachers provided by the district
83+ or school for that school year. The commissioner shall recover the
84+ funds in the same manner that overallocated funds are recovered
85+ under Section 42.258 or Subchapter D, Chapter 12, or by adjusting
86+ the amount necessary for a district to comply with the requirements
87+ of Chapter 41.
88+ (e) The commissioner may not recover funds under Subsection
89+ (d) if the commissioner determines that:
90+ (1) the budget of the school district or
91+ open-enrollment charter school complied with the average annual pay
92+ requirement but subsequent changes in employment that could not be
93+ reasonably anticipated resulted in the failure to satisfy that
94+ requirement;
95+ (2) the school district or open-enrollment charter
96+ school was provided less total state and local funding under the
97+ Foundation School Program for maintenance and operations for the
98+ school year for which the district or school is subject to recovery
99+ of funds under Subsection (d) than the total state and local funding
100+ provided for the school year immediately preceding the previous
101+ school year;
102+ (3) the school district or open-enrollment charter
103+ school has a reasonable expectation of a decrease in total revenue
104+ due to circumstances not anticipated in estimates adopted by the
105+ state; or
106+ (4) the estimated amount of state and local funding
107+ per student in weighted average daily attendance to be provided to
108+ the school district or open-enrollment charter school under the
109+ Foundation School Program for maintenance and operations for the
110+ school year for which the district or school is subject to recovery
111+ of funds under Subsection (d) is equal to or less than the amount of
112+ state and local funding provided to the district or school for the
113+ school year immediately preceding the previous school year.
114+ (f) As required by the commissioner, each school district
115+ and open-enrollment charter school shall report information
116+ relating to compliance with this section.
117+ (g) The commissioner may only adopt rules under this section
118+ using the negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008,
119+ Government Code, including rules determining which classroom
120+ teachers and what types of pay must be included in determining
121+ compliance with this section.
122+ (h) This section expires September 1, 2034.
123+ SECTION 6. Chapter 21, Education Code, is amended by adding
124+ Subchapter P to read as follows:
125+ SUBCHAPTER P. ACCOMPLISHED, DISTINGUISHED, AND MASTER TEACHER
126+ DESIGNATIONS
127+ Sec. 21.751. ACCOMPLISHED TEACHER DESIGNATION. (a) The
128+ State Board for Educator Certification shall issue an accomplished
129+ teacher designation on the certificate of each teacher that
130+ qualifies as provided by Subsection (b).
131+ (b) To qualify for an accomplished teacher designation, a
132+ person must hold:
133+ (1) an eligible teaching certificate issued under
134+ Subchapter B; and
135+ (2) a National Board Certification issued by the
136+ National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
137+ (c) An accomplished teacher designation must expire not
138+ later than the 10th year after the date the designation is issued.
139+ Sec. 21.752. DISTINGUISHED TEACHER DESIGNATION. (a) The
140+ State Board for Educator Certification may issue a distinguished
141+ teacher designation on the certificate of a teacher that qualifies
142+ as provided by Subsection (b).
143+ (b) To qualify for a distinguished teacher designation, a
144+ person must:
145+ (1) meet the criteria described by Section 21.751;
146+ (2) submit evidence of providing leadership to other
147+ classroom teachers, including letters of recommendation from:
148+ (A) the principal of the school at which the
149+ person is currently employed; and
150+ (B) two classroom teachers employed at the same
151+ school as the person during the preceding two school years;
152+ (3) be nominated by the school district or
153+ open-enrollment charter school at which the person is employed with
154+ nomination materials that include:
155+ (A) student performance information that
156+ provides an analysis of the growth of the teacher's students in each
157+ of the most recent three school years; and
158+ (B) an affirmation that the nominee has reviewed
159+ that student performance information; and
160+ (4) have performed in the top 25 percent, or the
161+ percentage adopted by the commissioner under Section 21.754(b), of
162+ classroom teachers in the state in a similar certification field in
163+ student growth averaged over the most recent three school years.
164+ (c) A distinguished teacher designation must expire not
165+ later than the fifth year after the date the designation is issued.
166+ Sec. 21.753. MASTER TEACHER DESIGNATION. (a) The State
167+ Board for Educator Certification may issue a master teacher
168+ designation on the certificate of a teacher that qualifies as
169+ provided by Subsection (b).
170+ (b) To qualify for a master teacher designation, a person
171+ must:
172+ (1) meet the criteria described by Section 21.752; and
173+ (2) have performed in the top five percent, or the
174+ percentage adopted by the commissioner under Section 21.754(b), of
175+ classroom teachers in the state in a similar certification field in
176+ student growth averaged over the most recent three school years.
177+ (c) A master teacher designation must expire not later than
178+ the fifth year after the date the designation is issued.
179+ Sec. 21.754. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISTINGUISHED AND MASTER
180+ TEACHER DESIGNATIONS. (a) The commissioner shall establish
181+ eligibility criteria required for designation as a distinguished or
182+ master teacher, including performance metrics, qualifying
183+ evidence, and standards for comparing teachers in similar
184+ certification fields.
185+ (b) The commissioner may:
186+ (1) adjust the percentages required under Sections
187+ 21.752 and 21.753 for a classroom teacher to qualify for a
188+ distinguished or master teacher designation; and
189+ (2) develop methods to incorporate, use, or substitute
190+ locally developed classroom teacher performance review systems
191+ that use a target distribution model to determine if a teacher
192+ satisfies the required criteria.
193+ (c) The commissioner shall use the negotiated rulemaking
194+ procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, and solicit input
195+ from educators and experts in the field of education in determining
196+ eligibility criteria under Subsection (a) and making any
197+ adjustments to required percentages under Subsection (b)(1).
198+ (d) The commissioner shall appoint a peer review panel to
199+ evaluate if an applicant has satisfied the requirements for a
200+ distinguished or master teacher designation under Section 21.752 or
201+ 21.753. A majority of the panel must consist of teachers with a
202+ master teacher designation as soon as a sufficient number of
203+ teachers with that designation exist.
204+ Sec. 21.755. NOMINATIONS FOR DISTINGUISHED AND MASTER
205+ TEACHER DESIGNATIONS. (a) To nominate a person as a distinguished
206+ or master teacher under Section 21.752 or 21.753, the
207+ superintendent of the school district at which the teacher is
208+ employed or the superintendent or administrator serving as
209+ educational leader and chief executive officer of the
210+ open-enrollment charter school at which the teacher is employed
211+ must submit a letter, including the nomination materials required
212+ under Section 21.752(b)(3), to the State Board for Educator
213+ Certification.
214+ (b) During the first school year for which a distinguished
215+ or master teacher designation is available in a particular
216+ certification field, a school district or open-enrollment charter
217+ school may nominate for both designations no more than two and
218+ one-half percent of the district's or school's classroom teachers
219+ who work in that certification field. Each subsequent school year,
220+ the district or school may nominate not more than five percent of
221+ the district's or school's classroom teachers, excluding
222+ nominations for the renewal of a distinguished or master teacher
223+ designation.
224+ (c) On request by the school district or open-enrollment
225+ charter school nominating a teacher under this section, any other
226+ school district or open-enrollment charter school shall, in a
227+ manner that complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
228+ Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), provide to the nominating
229+ district or school student performance information that is required
230+ for the nominating district or school to submit a nomination.
231+ Information provided to a nominating district or school under this
232+ subsection is confidential.
233+ Sec. 21.756. MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS PROHIBITED. A person
234+ may only hold one teacher designation under this subchapter at any
235+ time.
236+ Sec. 21.757. INFORMATION RELATING TO TEACHER AND STUDENT
237+ PERFORMANCE. (a) The State Board for Educator Certification, the
238+ agency, and a peer review panel appointed under Section 21.754(d)
239+ may access information required to make an eligibility
240+ determination under this subchapter, including information from
241+ the school district or open-enrollment charter school at which the
242+ teacher is or was employed relating to the performance of the
243+ teacher's current or previous students. Information otherwise
244+ confidential remains confidential and is not subject to Chapter 551
245+ or 552, Government Code.
246+ (b) The agency shall collect information necessary to
247+ implement this subchapter, which may include student performance
248+ information for a sample of students across the state.
249+ (c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
250+ shall provide any information required under this subchapter.
251+ Sec. 21.758. FEES. (a) The State Board for Educator
252+ Certification may adopt fees to implement this subchapter.
253+ (b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
254+ pay any fee adopted by the State Board for Educator Certification
255+ for a classroom teacher employed at the district or school to pursue
256+ a teacher designation under this subchapter.
257+ Sec. 21.759. STUDENT PERFORMANCE STUDY. (a) The
258+ commissioner shall periodically conduct a study using an external
259+ organization to determine the impact of the teacher designations
260+ issued under this subchapter on student performance.
261+ (b) The commissioner shall make recommendations as
262+ necessary to the State Board for Educator Certification, the
263+ governor, and the legislature to improve the quality of and impact
264+ on student performance of teacher designations issued under this
265+ subchapter.
266+ Sec. 21.760. RULES. (a) The State Board for Educator
267+ Certification may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
268+ (b) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the
269+ requirements imposed on the commissioner or agency under this
270+ subchapter.
271+ (c) The State Board for Educator Certification and the
272+ commissioner shall use the negotiated rulemaking procedures under
273+ Chapter 2008, Government Code, to implement any rules under this
274+ subchapter.
275+ Sec. 21.761. TEACHER DESIGNATION FEES. (a) A fee adopted
276+ by the State Board for Educator Certification for the period
277+ beginning September 1, 2017, and ending August 31, 2020, to
278+ implement the teacher designations under this subchapter is not
279+ subject to Sections 2001.0045 and 2001.0221, Government Code.
280+ (b) This section expires September 1, 2020.
281+ SECTION 7. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Education Code, is
282+ amended by adding Section 42.162 to read as follows:
283+ Sec. 42.162. TEACHER QUALITY ALLOTMENT. (a) In this
284+ section, "pay" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.416.
285+ (b) A school district, including a school district that is
286+ otherwise ineligible for state aid under this chapter, and an
287+ open-enrollment charter school are entitled to an allotment in an
288+ amount equal to the sum of the product of $4,000 multiplied by:
289+ (1) the number of full-time equivalent classroom
290+ teachers with an accomplished teacher designation under Section
291+ 21.751 employed by the district or school;
292+ (2) the number of full-time equivalent classroom
293+ teachers with a distinguished teacher designation under Section
294+ 21.752 employed by the district or school; and
295+ (3) the number of full-time equivalent classroom
296+ teachers with a master teacher designation under Section 21.753
297+ employed by the district or school.
298+ (c) Instead of the amounts provided by Subsection (b), for
299+ each qualifying full-time equivalent classroom teacher who is
300+ assigned by a school district or open-enrollment charter school to
301+ a campus at which a majority of students are educationally
302+ disadvantaged or who is employed by a school district or
303+ open-enrollment charter school that qualifies as rural, as
304+ determined by the commissioner, the district or school may elect to
305+ receive the following funding amounts:
306+ (1) $8,000 for each full-time equivalent classroom
307+ teacher with a distinguished teacher designation under Section
308+ 21.752 employed by the district or school; and
309+ (2) $20,000 for each full-time equivalent classroom
310+ teacher with a master teacher designation under Section 21.753
311+ employed by the district or school.
312+ (d) If a school district or open-enrollment charter school
313+ that is exempt from the average pay increase under Section
314+ 21.416(c) elects to receive funding under Subsection (c) of this
315+ section, the district or school must ensure that:
316+ (1) not later than the third school year after the
317+ school year in which this subsection applies and the district or
318+ school receives funding under Subsection (c), the average annual
319+ pay of classroom teachers for whom the district or school receives
320+ funding under Subsection (c)(1) is at least $68,000; and
321+ (2) not later than the fifth school year after the
322+ school year in which this subsection applies and the district or
323+ school receives funding under Subsection (c), the average annual
324+ pay of classroom teachers for whom the district or school receives
325+ funding under Subsection (c)(2) is at least $85,000.
326+ (d-1) Subsection (d) and this subsection expire September
327+ 1, 2034.
328+ (e) Beginning with the 2034-2035 school year, a school
329+ district or open-enrollment charter school that elects to receive
330+ funding under Subsection (c) must ensure that:
331+ (1) not later than the third school year after the year
332+ in which this subsection applies and the district or school
333+ receives funding under Subsection (c), the average annual pay of
334+ classroom teachers for whom the district or school receives funding
335+ under Subsection (c)(1) is at least $68,000; and
336+ (2) not later than the fifth school year after the year
337+ in which this subsection applies and the district or school
338+ receives funding under Subsection (c), the average annual pay of
339+ classroom teachers for whom the district or school receives funding
340+ under Subsection (c)(2) is at least $85,000.
341+ (f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a school district
342+ or open-enrollment charter school is not eligible for funding under
343+ Subsection (c) if the commissioner determines that the district or
344+ school has not met applicable average pay requirements under this
345+ section. The commissioner may restore funding eligibility to the
346+ district or school on proof of compliance with applicable average
347+ pay requirements.
348+ (g) The commissioner may not deny eligibility of a school
349+ district or open-enrollment charter school for funding under
350+ Subsection (c) if the commissioner determines that:
351+ (1) the budget of the school district or
352+ open-enrollment charter school complied with applicable average
353+ pay requirements under this section but subsequent changes in
354+ employment that could not be reasonably anticipated resulted in the
355+ failure to satisfy that requirement;
356+ (2) the school district or open-enrollment charter
357+ school was provided less total state and local funding under the
358+ Foundation School Program for maintenance and operations for the
359+ school year for which the district or school is subject to
360+ applicable average pay requirements under this section than the
361+ amount of state and local funding provided to the district or school
362+ for the previous school year; or
363+ (3) the school district or open-enrollment charter
364+ school has a reasonable expectation of a decrease in total revenue
365+ due to circumstances not anticipated in estimates adopted by the
366+ state.
367+ (h) Funding under this section may be provided to a school
368+ district or open-enrollment charter school only for:
369+ (1) the highest funding category for which a classroom
370+ teacher qualifies; and
371+ (2) if funding is provided under Subsection (c),
372+ qualifying classroom teachers for which the district or school
373+ applies.
374+ (i) The commissioner may adopt rules under this section
375+ using the negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008,
376+ Government Code, including rules determining:
377+ (1) proration for classroom teachers who qualify under
378+ this section and who were employed by a school district or
379+ open-enrollment charter school for less than a full school year;
380+ and
381+ (2) which classroom teachers and what types of pay
382+ must be included to comply with applicable average pay requirements
383+ under this section.
384+ SECTION 8. Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is
385+ amended by adding Section 42.25131 to read as follows:
386+ Sec. 42.25131. ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR PURSUIT OF ACCOMPLISHED
387+ TEACHER DESIGNATION. (a) The commissioner shall grant a school
388+ district or open-enrollment charter school an advance payment from
389+ the Foundation School Program in an amount equal to $1,900 per
390+ classroom teacher for whom the district or school submits a request
391+ to the agency. An advance payment made under this section may only
392+ be used to pursue an accomplished teacher designation for a teacher
393+ under Section 21.751 for the first time.
394+ (b) The school district or open-enrollment charter school
395+ shall repay the amount of the advance payment in equal installments
396+ over the three school years following the school year in which the
397+ advance payment is received.
398+ (c) For each classroom teacher for whom a school district or
399+ open-enrollment charter school receives funding under this section
400+ and who does not receive an accomplished teacher designation under
401+ Section 21.751 by the end of the fourth school year after the
402+ district received funding, the district or school shall pay to the
403+ Foundation School Program an additional $300.
404+ (d) The commissioner may modify the advance payment program
405+ under this section, including modifications to funding
406+ entitlements to and amounts owed by a school district or
407+ open-enrollment charter school because of a classroom teacher
408+ leaving employment at the district or school before the expiration
409+ of the time periods established under this section.
410+ (e) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
411+ section using the negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter
412+ 2008, Government Code.
413+ SECTION 9. Effective September 1, 2019, Section 42.302(a),
414+ Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
415+ (a) Each school district is guaranteed a specified amount
416+ per weighted student in state and local funds for each cent of tax
417+ effort over that required for the district's local fund assignment
418+ up to the maximum level specified in this subchapter. The amount of
419+ state support, subject only to the maximum amount under Section
420+ 42.303, is determined by the formula:
421+ GYA = (GL X WADA X DTR X 100) - LR
422+ where:
423+ "GYA" is the guaranteed yield amount of state funds to be
424+ allocated to the district;
425+ "GL" is the dollar amount guaranteed level of state and local
426+ funds per weighted student per cent of tax effort, which is an
427+ amount described by Subsection (a-1) or a greater amount for any
428+ year provided by appropriation;
429+ "WADA" is the number of students in weighted average daily
430+ attendance, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the school
431+ district's allotments under Subchapters B and C, less any allotment
432+ to the district for transportation, any allotment under Section
433+ 42.158, [or] 42.160, or 42.162, and 50 percent of the adjustment
434+ under Section 42.102, by the basic allotment for the applicable
435+ year;
436+ "DTR" is the district enrichment tax rate of the school
437+ district, which is determined by subtracting the amounts specified
438+ by Subsection (b) from the total amount of maintenance and
439+ operations taxes collected by the school district for the
440+ applicable school year and dividing the difference by the quotient
441+ of the district's taxable value of property as determined under
442+ Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable,
443+ under Section 42.2521, divided by 100; and
444+ "LR" is the local revenue, which is determined by multiplying
445+ "DTR" by the quotient of the district's taxable value of property as
446+ determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if
447+ applicable, under Section 42.2521, divided by 100.
448+ SECTION 10. Section 61.0766(e), Education Code, is amended
449+ to read as follows:
450+ (e) An academy program may:
451+ (1) provide financial assistance for the purpose of
452+ allowing participants to complete the program [and obtain a master
453+ teacher certificate under Section 21.0482, 21.0483, or 21.0484];
454+ (2) include programs in leadership skills to develop
455+ training, mentoring, and coaching skills;
456+ (3) deliver coursework electronically for some or all
457+ of the program; and
458+ (4) provide for ongoing professional development and
459+ coordination with specific public school instructional programs.
460+ SECTION 11. The following provisions of the Education Code
461+ are repealed:
462+ (1) Section 21.0481;
463+ (2) Section 21.0482;
464+ (3) Section 21.0483;
465+ (4) Section 21.0484;
466+ (5) Section 21.410;
467+ (6) Section 21.411;
468+ (7) Section 21.412; and
469+ (8) Section 21.413.
470+ SECTION 12. The State Board for Educator Certification may
471+ not issue a new or renew a master teacher certificate issued under
472+ Section 21.0481, 21.0482, 21.0483, or 21.0484, Education Code, on
473+ or after the effective date of this Act.
474+ SECTION 13. Sections 12.104(b-4), 21.4025, 21.416, and
475+ 42.162, Education Code, as added by this Act, apply beginning with
476+ the 2019-2020 school year.
477+ SECTION 14. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
478+ Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of
479+ all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39,
480+ Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the
481+ vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect December
482+ 1, 2017.