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            88S30326 TSS-D
         
		By: Creighton
            S.B. No. 58
         
               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
            
               AN ACT
            
            relating to the rights and certification of public school educators 
         
            and assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education 
         
            Agency related to public school educators and to certain allotments 
         
            under the Foundation School Program.
         
                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
                   SECTION 1.  Section 11.1513, Education Code, is amended by 
         
            adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
         
                   (l)  The employment policy must provide that:
         
                         (1)  before the beginning of each school year, the 
         
            district shall provide a duty calendar for certain professional 
         
            staff as required by Section 11.15131; and
         
                         (2)  for purposes of determining the amount of a 
         
            reduction in the salary of a classroom teacher, full-time 
         
            counselor, or full-time librarian for unpaid leave, the employee's 
         
            daily rate of pay is computed by dividing the employee's annual 
         
            salary by the number of days the employee is expected to work for 
         
            that school year as provided by the district's duty calendar 
         
            adopted under Section 11.15131.
         
                   SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is 
         
            amended by adding Section 11.15131 to read as follows:
         
                   Sec. 11.15131.  DUTY CALENDAR FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL 
         
            STAFF.  (a)  In this section, "supplemental duty" means a duty other 
         
            than a duty assigned under an employee's contract that is generally 
         
            expected to be performed during an instructional day and which may 
         
            be governed by an agreement, other than the employee's contract, 
         
            between the district and the employee. 
         
                   (b)  Not later than the 15th day before the first 
         
            instructional day of each school year, the board of trustees of a 
         
            school district shall adopt and provide to each classroom teacher, 
         
            full-time counselor, and full-time librarian employed by the 
         
            district a calendar that specifies the days each employee is 
         
            expected to work for that school year, including the days on which 
         
            the employee is expected to perform supplemental duties for more 
         
            than 30 minutes outside of the instructional day, and except for 
         
            days on which the employee may be required to spend time on an 
         
            unanticipated duty outside of the instructional day to comply with 
         
            a state or federal law.
         
                   SECTION 3.  Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by 
         
            amending Subsections (a) and (i) and adding Subsection (i-1) to 
         
            read as follows:
         
                   (a)  The board shall propose rules establishing a process for 
         
            identifying continuing education courses and programs that fulfill 
         
            educators' continuing education requirements, including 
         
            opportunities for educators to receive micro-credentials, as 
         
            provided by Subsection (i), in:
         
                         (1)  fields of study related to the educator's 
         
            certification class; or
         
                         (2)  digital teaching [as provided by Subsection (i)].
         
                   (i)  The board shall propose rules establishing a program to 
         
            issue micro-credentials in fields of study related to an educator's 
         
            certification class or in digital teaching.  The agency shall 
         
            approve continuing education providers to offer micro-credential 
         
            courses.  A micro-credential received by an educator shall be 
         
            recorded on the agency's Educator Certification Online System 
         
            (ECOS) and included as part of the educator's public certification 
         
            records.
         
                   (i-1)  In proposing rules under Subsection (i) for 
         
            micro-credentials related to digital teaching, the board shall 
         
            engage relevant stakeholders. 
         
                   SECTION 4.  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;
         
                         (2)  fails without good cause to comply with Subsection 
         
            (a) or (b); and
         
                         (3)  fails to perform the contract.
         
                   (g)  The State Board for Educator Certification may not 
         
            impose a sanction under Subsection (c) against a teacher who 
         
            relinquishes a position under a probationary contract and leaves 
         
            the employment of the di
Statutes affected: 
Introduced: Education Code 11.1513, Education Code 21.054, Education Code 21.105, Education Code 21.160, Education Code 21.210, Education Code 21.257, Education Code 21.3521, Education Code 22.001, Education Code 29.153, Education Code 37.002, Education Code 48.114 (Education Code 21, Education Code 37, Education Code 29, Education Code 48, Education Code 22, Education Code 11)



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the rights and certification of public school educators
	and assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education
	Agency related to public school educators and to certain allotments
	under the Foundation School Program.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 11.1513, Education Code, is amended by
	adding Subsection (l) to read as follows:
	(l) The employment policy must provide that:
	(1) before the beginning of each school year, the
	district shall provide a duty calendar for certain professional
	staff as required by Section 11.15131; and
	(2) for purposes of determining the amount of a
	reduction in the salary of a classroom teacher, full-time
	counselor, or full-time librarian for unpaid leave, the employee's
	daily rate of pay is computed by dividing the employee's annual
	salary by the number of days the employee is expected to work for
	that school year as provided by the district's duty calendar
	adopted under Section 11.15131.
	SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 11.15131 to read as follows:
	Sec. 11.15131. DUTY CALENDAR FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL
	STAFF. (a) In this section, "supplemental duty" means a duty other
	than a duty assigned under an employee's contract that is generally
	expected to be performed during an instructional day and which may
	be governed by an agreement, other than the employee's contract,
	between the district and the employee.
	(b) Not later than the 15th day before the first
	instructional day of each school year, the board of trustees of a
	school district shall adopt and provide to each classroom teacher,
	full-time counselor, and full-time librarian employed by the
	district a calendar that specifies the days each employee is
	expected to work for that school year, including the days on which
	the employee is expected to perform supplemental duties for more
	than 30 minutes outside of the instructional day, and except for
	days on which the employee may be required to spend time on an
	unanticipated duty outside of the instructional day to comply with
	a state or federal law.
	SECTION 3. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (a) and (i) and adding Subsection (i-1) to
	read as follows:
	(a) The board shall propose rules establishing a process for
	identifying continuing education courses and programs that fulfill
	educators' continuing education requirements, including
	opportunities for educators to receive micro-credentials, as
	provided by Subsection (i), in:
	(1) fields of study related to the educator's
	certification class; or
	(2) digital teaching [~~as provided by Subsection (i)~~].
	(i) The board shall propose rules establishing a program to
	issue micro-credentials in fields of study related to an educator's
	certification class or in digital teaching. The agency shall
	approve continuing education providers to offer micro-credential
	courses. A micro-credential received by an educator shall be
	recorded on the agency's Educator Certification Online System
	(ECOS) and included as part of the educator's public certification
	records.
	(i-1) In proposing rules under Subsection (i) for
	micro-credentials related to digital teaching, the board shall
	engage relevant stakeholders.
	SECTION 4. 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;
	(2) fails without good cause to comply with Subsection
	(a) or (b); and
	(3) fails to perform the contract.
	(g) The State Board for Educator Certification may not
	impose a sanction under Subsection (c) against a teacher who
	relinquishes a position under a probationary contract and leaves
	the employment of the di Statutes affected: Introduced: Education Code 11.1513, Education Code 21.054, Education Code 21.105, Education Code 21.160, Education Code 21.210, Education Code 21.257, Education Code 21.3521, Education Code 22.001, Education Code 29.153, Education Code 37.002, Education Code 48.114 (Education Code 21, Education Code 37, Education Code 29, Education Code 48, Education Code 22, Education Code 11)