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| 1 | 1 | 89R8128 PRL-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Schwertner S.B. No. 859 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain | |
| 10 | 10 | examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and | |
| 11 | 11 | students. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Sections 29.190(a-1) and (b), Education Code, | |
| 14 | 14 | are amended to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (a-1) A student may [not] receive more than one subsidy | |
| 16 | 16 | under this section. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) A teacher is entitled to a subsidy under this section if | |
| 18 | 18 | the teacher passes a certification examination related to career | |
| 19 | 19 | and technology education [cybersecurity]. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. Section 48.156, Education Code, is amended to | |
| 21 | 21 | read as follows: | |
| 22 | 22 | Sec. 48.156. CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION REIMBURSEMENT. A | |
| 23 | 23 | school district is entitled to reimbursement for the amount of a | |
| 24 | 24 | subsidy paid by the district for each [a student's] certification | |
| 25 | 25 | examination under Section 29.190(a) as provided by Section | |
| 26 | 26 | 29.190(c). | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |