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		By: Dutton, King of Hemphill, Harless,
            H.B. No. 11
         
		    Buckley, Jones of Harris, et al.
         
      Statutes affected: 
Introduced: Education Code 21.044, Education Code 21.105, Education Code 21.160, Education Code 21.210, Education Code 21.3521, Education Code 21.402, Education Code 21.403, Education Code 825.4092, Education Code 21.4553, Education Code 21.4555, Education Code 29.153, Education Code 30.102, Education Code 33.009, Education Code 48.051, Education Code 48.101, Education Code 48.112, Education Code 48.114 (Education Code 21, Education Code 33, Education Code 825, Education Code 30, Education Code 48, Education Code 29)
House Committee Report: Education Code 21.041, Education Code 21.044, Education Code 21.105, Education Code 21.160, Education Code 21.210, Education Code 21.3521, Subchapter J, Chapter , Education Code 825.4092, Education Code 28.0062, Education Code 29.153, Education Code 48.112, Education Code 48.114 (Education Code 21, Education Code 28, Education Code 33, Education Code 825, Education Code 30, Education Code 48, Subchapter J, Chapter , Education Code 825, Education Code 29)
Engrossed: Education Code 21.044, Education Code 21.051, Education Code 21.105, Education Code 21.160, Education Code 21.210, Education Code 21.3521, Subchapter J, Chapter , Education Code 825.4092, Education Code 28.0062, Education Code 29.054, Education Code 29.153, Education Code 48.108, Education Code 48.112, Education Code 48.114 (Education Code 21, Education Code 28, Education Code 33, Education Code 825, Education Code 30, Education Code 48, Subchapter J, Chapter , Education Code 825, Education Code 29)

               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
            
               AN ACT
            
            relating to the rights and certification of public school 
         
            educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers 
         
            provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to 
         
            public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public 
         
            schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School 
         
            Program.
         
                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
                   SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Education Code, is 
         
            amended by adding Section 21.010 to read as follows:
         
                   Sec. 21.010.  TEACHER POSITION DATA COLLECTION.  The agency 
         
            shall collect data from school districts and open-enrollment 
         
            charter schools for the recruitment and retention of classroom 
         
            teachers, including the classification, grade level, subject area, 
         
            duration, and other relevant information regarding vacant teaching 
         
            positions in a district or school.  The data may be collected using 
         
            the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or 
         
            another reporting mechanism specified by the agency.
         
                   SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is 
         
            amended by adding Section 21.0411 to read as follows:
         
                   Sec. 21.0411.  WAIVER OR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXAMINATION AND 
         
            CERTIFICATION FEES.  (a)  Notwithstanding a rule adopted under 
         
            Section 21.041(c), the board shall, for a person applying for a 
         
            certification to teach established under this subchapter, waive:
         
                         (1)  a certification examination fee imposed by the 
         
            board for the first administration of the examination to the 
         
            person; and
         
                         (2)  a fee associated with the application for 
         
            certification by the person.
         
                   (b)  The board shall pay to a vendor that administers a 
         
            certification examination required for certification to teach 
         
            under this subchapter a fee assessed by that vendor for the 
         
            examination of a person applying for a certification to teach 
         
            established under this subchapter for the first administration of 
         
            the examination to the person.
         
                   SECTION 3.  Section 21.044, Education Code, is amended by 
         
            adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
         
                   (h)  An educator preparation program, including an educator 
         
            preparation program offered by an institution of higher education, 
         
            as defined by Section 61.003, may not include instruction that 
         
            incorporates the method of three-cueing, as defined by Section 
         
            28.0062(a-1), into foundational skills reading instruction.
         
                   SECTION 4.  Section 21.051, Education Code, is amended by 
         
            adding Subsections (f-2) and (f-3) to read as follows:
         
                   (f-2)  The board shall propose rules as soon as practicable 
         
            providing that a candidate for certification enrolled in an 
         
            educator preparation program is entitled to not fewer than five 
         
            candidate observations during a school year that fulfill the 
         
            requirements for field-based experience if the candidate:
         
                         (1)  is employed by a district of innovation with a 
         
            local innovation plan developed under Section 12A.003 that exempts 
         
            the district from the requirements of Section 21.003; and
         
                         (2)  does not hold a teacher intern certificate or a 
         
            probationary certificate issued under Section 21.0491.
         
                   (f-3)  A candidate for certification who fulfills the 
         
            requirements for field-based experience in accordance with 
         
            Subsection (f-2):
         
                         (1)  may be issued a standard certificate if the 
         
            candidate completes all other eligibility requirements required to 
         
            receive a teacher intern or probationary certification, including 
         
            passing any examination required for that certification, required 
         
            by the board, and in accordance with timelines established by board 
         
            rule; and
         
                         (2)  may not be issued a teacher intern or probationary 
         
            certificate.
         
                   SECTION 5.  Section 21.105, Education Code, is amended by 
         
            amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (g) to read as 
         
            follows:
         
                   (c)  Subject to Subsections (e), [and] (f), and (g), on 
         
            written complaint by the employing district, the State Board for 
         
            Educator Certification may impose sanctions against a teacher 
         
            employed under a probationary contract who:
         
                         (1)  resigns;



	By: Dutton, King of Hemphill, Harless,	H.B. No. 11
	Buckley, Jones of Harris, et al.


	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the rights and certification of public school
	educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers
	provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to
	public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public
	schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School
	Program.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 21.010 to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.010. TEACHER POSITION DATA COLLECTION. The agency
	shall collect data from school districts and open-enrollment
	charter schools for the recruitment and retention of classroom
	teachers, including the classification, grade level, subject area,
	duration, and other relevant information regarding vacant teaching
	positions in a district or school. The data may be collected using
	the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or
	another reporting mechanism specified by the agency.
	SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 21.0411 to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.0411. WAIVER OR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXAMINATION AND
	CERTIFICATION FEES. (a) Notwithstanding a rule adopted under
	Section 21.041(c), the board shall, for a person applying for a
	certification to teach established under this subchapter, waive:
	(1) a certification examination fee imposed by the
	board for the first administration of the examination to the
	person; and
	(2) a fee associated with the application for
	certification by the person.
	(b) The board shall pay to a vendor that administers a
	certification examination required for certification to teach
	under this subchapter a fee assessed by that vendor for the
	examination of a person applying for a certification to teach
	established under this subchapter for the first administration of
	the examination to the person.
	SECTION 3. Section 21.044, Education Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
	(h) An educator preparation program, including an educator
	preparation program offered by an institution of higher education,
	as defined by Section 61.003, may not include instruction that
	incorporates the method of three-cueing, as defined by Section
	28.0062(a-1), into foundational skills reading instruction.
	SECTION 4. Section 21.051, Education Code, is amended by
	adding Subsections (f-2) and (f-3) to read as follows:
	(f-2) The board shall propose rules as soon as practicable
	providing that a candidate for certification enrolled in an
	educator preparation program is entitled to not fewer than five
	candidate observations during a school year that fulfill the
	requirements for field-based experience if the candidate:
	(1) is employed by a district of innovation with a
	local innovation plan developed under Section 12A.003 that exempts
	the district from the requirements of Section 21.003; and
	(2) does not hold a teacher intern certificate or a
	probationary certificate issued under Section 21.0491.
	(f-3) A candidate for certification who fulfills the
	requirements for field-based experience in accordance with
	Subsection (f-2):
	(1) may be issued a standard certificate if the
	candidate completes all other eligibility requirements required to
	receive a teacher intern or probationary certification, including
	passing any examination required for that certification, required
	by the board, and in accordance with timelines established by board
	rule; and
	(2) may not be issued a teacher intern or probationary
	certificate.
	SECTION 5. Section 21.105, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
	follows:
	(c) Subject to Subsections (e), [~~and~~] (f), and (g), on
	written complaint by the employing district, the State Board for
	Educator Certification may impose sanctions against a teacher
	employed under a probationary contract who:
	(1) resigns;