88R3727 KJE-D
By: Garcia H.B. No. 2147
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of a
bilingual education certificate examination.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 21.04892 to read as follows:
Sec. 21.04892. FEES FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATIONS. For each person who takes an examination prescribed
under Section 21.048 for certification to teach in bilingual
education, including certification under Section 21.04891, the
board shall, as applicable:
(1) waive any fee assessed by the board for the
administration of the examination; and
(2) pay on behalf of the person to the vendor who
administers the examination any fee assessed by the vendor to the
person for the administration of the examination.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.