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