| 1 | 1 | | 89R1140 PRL-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 759 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for |
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| 10 | 10 | | educators certified by other states. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 21.0521 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 21.0521. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS FROM |
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| 15 | 15 | | OUTSIDE THIS STATE. (a) The board shall: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) establish a temporary certificate for educators |
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| 17 | 17 | | certified by other states; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) immediately issue a certificate described by |
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| 19 | 19 | | Subdivision (1) to a person who applies for a certificate issued |
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| 20 | 20 | | under Section 21.052. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) The board may rescind a temporary certificate issued to |
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| 22 | 22 | | a person under this section if the board determines as a result of a |
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| 23 | 23 | | review of the person's credentials that the person does not meet the |
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| 24 | 24 | | eligibility requirements under Subsection (c). |
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| 25 | 25 | | (c) To be eligible for a temporary certificate issued under |
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| 26 | 26 | | this section, a person must: |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) hold a valid, unexpired, non-temporary |
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| 28 | 28 | | certificate or similar credential in another state that qualifies |
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| 29 | 29 | | the person to be employed as an educator in that state; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of |
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| 31 | 31 | | higher education that is, and at the time the person received the |
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| 32 | 32 | | degree was, accredited. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a temporary |
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| 34 | 34 | | certificate issued under this section expires on the earlier of: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) the first anniversary of the date the certificate |
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| 36 | 36 | | was issued; or |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2) the date the person is issued a certificate under |
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| 38 | 38 | | Section 21.052. |
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| 39 | 39 | | (e) A temporary certificate issued under this section to an |
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| 40 | 40 | | educator who is the spouse of a person serving on active duty as a |
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| 41 | 41 | | member of the armed forces of the United States, as those terms are |
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| 42 | 42 | | defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code, expires on the third |
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| 43 | 43 | | anniversary of the date the certificate was issued or a later date |
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| 44 | 44 | | specified by board rule. |
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| 45 | 45 | | (f) A temporary certificate issued under this section may |
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| 46 | 46 | | not be reissued or renewed. |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 2. Sections 21.052(c), (d), (d-1), and (e), |
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| 48 | 48 | | Education Code, are repealed. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 50 | 50 | | of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall adopt |
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| 51 | 51 | | rules necessary to implement Section 21.0521, Education Code, as |
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| 52 | 52 | | added by this Act. |
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| 53 | 53 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 54 | 54 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 55 | 55 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 56 | 56 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 57 | 57 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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