86R13031 JES-D
By: Allen H.B. No. 3132
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to staff development requirements for public school
teachers who provide reading instruction to students in
kindergarten through grade three.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.451, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
(i) The staff development for a classroom teacher who
provides reading instruction to students at the kindergarten or
first, second, or third grade level must include training in:
(1) effective and systematic instructional practices
in reading, including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,
vocabulary, and comprehension; and
(2) the use of empirically validated instructional
methods that are appropriate for assisting struggling readers.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
school year.
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.