88R14488 DIO-F
By: Bhojani H.B. No. 4407
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain
examination fee and other required cost subsidies paid for public
school teachers and students.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 29.190, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29.190. SUBSIDY FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION AND
REQUIRED COSTS.
SECTION 2. Sections 29.190(a-1), (b), and (c), Education
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a-1) A student may [not] receive more than one subsidy
under this section.
(b) A teacher is entitled to a subsidy under this section if
the teacher passes a certification examination related to career
and technology education [cybersecurity].
(c) On approval by the commissioner, the agency shall pay
each school district an amount equal to the cost paid by the
district for a certification examination under this section. To
obtain reimbursement for a subsidy paid under this section, a
district must:
(1) pay the fee for the examination and the costs
related to requirements for obtaining the certification; and
(2) submit to the commissioner a written application
on a form prescribed by the commissioner stating the amount of the
fee paid under Subdivision (1) for the certification examination
and the costs related to requirements for obtaining the
certification.
SECTION 3. Section 48.156, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 48.156. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION
AND REQUIRED COSTS [REIMBURSEMENT]. A school district is entitled
to reimbursement for the amount of a subsidy paid by the district
for each [a student's] certification examination and the costs
related to requirements for obtaining the certification under
Section 29.190(a) as provided by Section 29.190(c).
SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 5. 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, 2023.