86R11390 SRS-F
By: Ashby H.B. No. 2424
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a micro-credential certification
program for public school educator continuing education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (i) to read as
follows:
(a) The board shall propose rules establishing a process for
identifying continuing education courses and programs that fulfill
educators' continuing education requirements, including
opportunities for educators to receive micro-credentials in fields
of study related to the educator's certification class as provided
by Subsection (i).
(i) The board shall propose rules establishing a program to
issue micro-credentials in fields of study related to an educator's
certification class. The agency shall approve continuing education
providers to offer micro-credential courses. A micro-credential
received by an educator shall be recorded on the agency's Educator
Certification Online System (ECOS) and included as part of the
educator's public certification records.
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, 2019.