| 1 | 1 | | 87R3389 MWC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Creighton S.B. No. 1101 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to creating a bilingual special education certification to |
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| 8 | 8 | | teach students of limited English proficiency with disabilities. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 21.04891 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 21.04891. BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) In this section, "limited English proficiency" has the meaning |
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| 14 | 14 | | assigned by Section 29.052. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) To ensure that there are teachers with special training |
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| 16 | 16 | | in providing instruction to students of limited English proficiency |
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| 17 | 17 | | with disabilities, the board shall establish a bilingual special |
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| 18 | 18 | | education certificate. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (c) To be eligible for a certificate established under this |
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| 20 | 20 | | section, a person must: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) satisfactorily complete the coursework for that |
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| 22 | 22 | | certificate in an educator preparation program, including a |
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| 23 | 23 | | skills-based course of instruction on providing instruction to |
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| 24 | 24 | | students of limited English proficiency with disabilities, which |
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| 25 | 25 | | must include instruction on: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (A) the foundations of bilingual, multicultural, |
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| 27 | 27 | | and second language special education; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (B) providing culturally responsive |
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| 29 | 29 | | individualized education programs for students of limited English |
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| 30 | 30 | | proficiency with disabilities; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (C) providing assessment for equity and |
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| 32 | 32 | | inclusion of students of limited English proficiency with and |
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| 33 | 33 | | without disabilities; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (D) developing teaching methods to recognize the |
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| 35 | 35 | | intellectual, developmental, and emotional needs of students in |
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| 36 | 36 | | dual language and transitional bilingual education settings; |
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| 37 | 37 | | (E) teaching fundamental academic skills, |
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| 38 | 38 | | including reading, writing, and mathematics, to students of limited |
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| 39 | 39 | | English proficiency; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | (F) creating dynamic and collaborative |
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| 41 | 41 | | partnerships with families and school professionals; |
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| 42 | 42 | | (2) perform satisfactorily on a bilingual special |
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| 43 | 43 | | education certificate examination prescribed by the board; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | (3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the |
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| 45 | 45 | | board. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. The State Board for Educator Certification shall |
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| 47 | 47 | | propose rules: |
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| 48 | 48 | | (1) establishing requirements and prescribing an |
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| 49 | 49 | | examination for a bilingual special education certificate as |
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| 50 | 50 | | required by Section 21.04891, Education Code, as added by this Act; |
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| 51 | 51 | | and |
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| 52 | 52 | | (2) establishing standards to govern the approval and |
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| 53 | 53 | | renewal of approval of educator preparation programs for bilingual |
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| 54 | 54 | | special education certification. |
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| 55 | 55 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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