| 1 | 1 | | By: Schwertner S.B. No. 1087 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Harris of Anderson) |
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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 authorization and reimbursement for certain |
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| 8 | 8 | | examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and |
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| 9 | 9 | | students. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Sections 29.190(a-1) and (b), Education Code, |
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| 12 | 12 | | are amended to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a-1) A student may [not] receive more than one subsidy |
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| 14 | 14 | | under this section. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) A teacher is entitled to a subsidy under this section if |
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| 16 | 16 | | the teacher passes a certification examination related to career |
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| 17 | 17 | | and technology education [cybersecurity]. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Section 48.156, Education Code, is amended to |
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| 19 | 19 | | read as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | Sec. 48.156. CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION REIMBURSEMENT. A |
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| 21 | 21 | | school district is entitled to reimbursement for the amount of a |
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| 22 | 22 | | subsidy paid by the district for each [a student's] certification |
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| 23 | 23 | | examination under Section 29.190(a) as provided by Section |
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| 24 | 24 | | 29.190(c). |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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