89R5207 MEW-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 1626
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the period for which an emergency educator certificate
is valid.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.041, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) The board's rules relating to emergency certificates
must provide that an emergency certificate is valid for a period of
not less than three years.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall
propose rules relating to emergency educator certificates
implementing Section 21.041(b-1), Education Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2025.