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| 1 | 1 | 89R5488 KJE-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Garcia of Bexar H.B. No. 1334 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of a special | |
| 10 | 10 | education or bilingual education certificate examination. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 21.04892 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 21.04892. FEES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION OR BILINGUAL | |
| 15 | 15 | EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS. For each person who takes an | |
| 16 | 16 | examination prescribed under Section 21.048 for certification to | |
| 17 | 17 | teach in special education or bilingual education, including | |
| 18 | 18 | certification under Section 21.04891, the board shall, as | |
| 19 | 19 | applicable: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) waive any fee assessed by the board for the | |
| 21 | 21 | administration of the examination; and | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) pay on behalf of the person to the vendor who | |
| 23 | 23 | administers the examination any fee assessed by the vendor to the | |
| 24 | 24 | person for the administration of the examination. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |