Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1		-	H.B. No. 2256
	1	+	By: Guerra, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 2256
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021;
	3	+	May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Education; May 24, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:
	5	+	Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 24, 2021, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to creating a bilingual special education certification to
6	12		teach students of limited English proficiency with disabilities.
7	13		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	14		SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
9	15		amended by adding Section 21.04891 to read as follows:
10	16		Sec. 21.04891. BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION.
11	17		(a) In this section, "limited English proficiency" has the meaning
12	18		assigned by Section 29.052.
13	19		(b) To ensure that there are teachers with special training
14	20		in providing instruction to students of limited English proficiency
15	21		with disabilities, the board shall establish a bilingual special
16	22		education certificate.
17	23		(c) To be eligible for a certificate established under this
18	24		section, a person must:
19	25		(1) satisfactorily complete the coursework for that
20	26		certificate in an educator preparation program, including a
21	27		skills-based course of instruction on providing instruction to
22	28		students of limited English proficiency with disabilities, which
23	29		must include instruction on:
24	30		(A) the foundations of bilingual, multicultural,
25	31		and second language special education;
26		-	(B) providing individualized education programs
27		-	for students of limited English proficiency with disabilities;
28		-	(C) providing assessment of students of limited
29		-	English proficiency with and without disabilities;
	32	+	(B) providing culturally responsive
	33	+	individualized education programs for students of limited English
	34	+	proficiency with disabilities;
	35	+	(C) providing assessment for equity and
	36	+	inclusion of students of limited English proficiency with and
	37	+	without disabilities;
30	38		(D) developing teaching methods to recognize the
31	39		intellectual, developmental, and emotional needs of students in
32	40		dual language and transitional bilingual education settings;
33	41		(E) teaching fundamental academic skills,
34	42		including reading, writing, and mathematics, to students of limited
35	43		English proficiency; and
36		-	(F) creating ~~partnerships with families~~ and
37		-	school professionals;
	44	+	(F) creating dynamic and collaborative
	45	+	partnerships with families and school professionals;
38	46		(2) perform satisfactorily on a bilingual special
39	47		education certificate examination prescribed by the board; and
40	48		(3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the
41	49		board.
42	50		SECTION 2. The State Board for Educator Certification shall
43	51		propose rules:
44	52		(1) establishing requirements and prescribing an
45	53		examination for a bilingual special education certificate as
46	54		required by Section 21.04891, Education Code, as added by this Act;
47	55		and
48	56		(2) establishing standards to govern the approval and
49	57		renewal of approval of educator preparation programs for bilingual
50	58		special education certification.
51	59		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
52		-	______________________________ ______________________________
53		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
54		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2256 was passed by the House on May 6,
55		-	2021, by the following vote: Yeas 113, Nays 30, 1 present, not
56		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
57		-	No. 2256 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 113, Nays 32,
58		-	1 present, not voting.
59		-	______________________________
60		-	Chief Clerk of the House
61		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2256 was passed by the Senate, with
62		-	amendments, on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
63		-	1.
64		-	______________________________
65		-	Secretary of the Senate
66		-	APPROVED: __________________
67		-	Date
68		-	__________________
69		-	Governor
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