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| 1 | 1 | 89R10951 MEW-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Patterson H.B. No. 3606 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to an exemption from teacher certification examinations | |
| 10 | 10 | for certain persons who graduated from general academic teaching | |
| 11 | 11 | institutions. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 21.048, Education Code, is amended by | |
| 14 | 14 | adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (a-3) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (a-2), the board | |
| 16 | 16 | shall propose rules to exempt a person who is seeking certification | |
| 17 | 17 | under this subchapter and who holds a bachelor's degree in | |
| 18 | 18 | education from a general academic teaching institution, as defined | |
| 19 | 19 | by Section 61.003, from a requirement to take a certification | |
| 20 | 20 | examination otherwise prescribed by this section for the class of | |
| 21 | 21 | certificate the person is seeking. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |