H.B. No. 2424
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. The Texas Education Agency is required to
implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature
appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
purpose, the Texas Education Agency may, but is not required to,
implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations
available for that purpose.
SECTION 3. 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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2424 was passed by the House on April
24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2424 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0,
1 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2424 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 19, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor