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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to primary and secondary education, including the |
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certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public |
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school employees, the public school finance system, special |
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education in public schools, the establishment of an education |
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savings account program, measures to support the education of |
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public school students that include certain educational grant |
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programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the |
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provision of virtual education, and public school accountability. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. CHANGES RELATED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS EFFECTIVE FOR |
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2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR |
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SECTION 1.01. Section 19.009(d-2), Education Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d-2) Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the |
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district shall increase the [monthly] salary of each classroom |
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teacher, full-time speech pathologist, full-time librarian, |
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full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter |
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21, and full-time school nurse employed by the district by the |
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greater of: |
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(1) $80 per month; or |
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(2) the maximum uniform amount per month that, when |
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combined with any resulting increases in the amount of |
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contributions made by the district for social security coverage for |
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the specified employees or by the district on behalf of the |
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specified employees under Section 825.405, Government Code, may be |
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provided using an amount equal to the product of $60 multiplied by |
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the number of students in weighted average daily attendance in the |
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district during the 2009-2010 school year. |
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SECTION 1.02. Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.010. TEACHER POSITION DATA COLLECTION. The agency |
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shall collect data from school districts and open-enrollment |
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charter schools for the recruitment and retention of classroom |
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teachers, including the classification, grade level, subject area, |
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duration, and other relevant information regarding vacant teaching |
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positions in a district or school. The data may be collected using |
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the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or |
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another reporting mechanism specified by the agency. |
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SECTION 1.03. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.0411 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0411. WAIVER OR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXAMINATION AND |
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CERTIFICATION FEES. (a) Notwithstanding a rule adopted under |
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Section 21.041(c), the board shall, for a person applying for a |
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certification to teach established under this subchapter, waive: |
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(1) a certification examination fee imposed by the |
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board for the first administration of the examination to the |
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person; and |
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(2) a fee associated with the application for |
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certification by the person. |
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(b) The board shall pay to a vendor that administers a |
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certification examination required for certification to teach |
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under this subchapter a fee assessed by that vendor for the |
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examination of a person applying for a certification to teach |
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established under this subchapter for the first administration of |
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the examination to the person. |
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SECTION 1.04. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (i) and adding Subsection (i-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall propose rules establishing a process for |
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identifying continuing education courses and programs that fulfill |
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educators' continuing education requirements, including |
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opportunities for educators to receive micro-credentials, as |
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provided by Subsection (i), in: |
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(1) fields of study related to the educator's |
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certification class; or |
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(2) digital teaching [as provided by Subsection (i)]. |
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(i) The board shall propose rules establishing a program to |
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issue micro-credentials in fields of study related to an educator's |
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certification class or in digital teaching. The agency shall |
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approve continuing education providers to offer micro-credential |
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courses. A micro-credential received by an educator shall be |
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recorded on the agency's Educator Certification Online System |
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(ECOS) and included as part of the educator's public certification |
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records. |
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&#Statutes affected:
Introduced: 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 21.402, Education Code 21.403, Education Code 21.4552, Education Code 21.4553, Education Code 21.4555, Education Code 29.153, Education Code 30.102, Education Code 33.009, Education Code 48.112, Education Code 12.106, Education Code 30.003, Education Code 48.005, Education Code 48.051, Subchapter C, Chapter , Education Code 825.4035, Education Code 48.108, Education Code 48.110, Education Code 48.111, Education Code 48.115, Education Code 48.118, Education Code 48.151, Education Code 48.202, Education Code 48.277, Education Code 12.263, Education Code 48.0051, Education Code 48.101, Education Code 48.102, Education Code 48.103, Education Code 48.104, Education Code 48.114, Education Code 48.257, Tax Code 26.08, Education Code 29.001, Education Code 29.003, Education Code 29.008, Education Code 29.009, Education Code 29.010, Education Code 29.018, Education Code 29.041, Education Code 29.042, Education Code 29.045, Education Code 29.046, Education Code 29.047, Education Code 29.048, Education Code 29.049, Education Code 29.315, Education Code 30.001, Education Code 30.002, Education Code 30.005, Education Code 37.144, Education Code 29.002, Education Code 22.092, Government Code 411.109, Education Code 26.002, Education Code 28.006, Education Code 28.009, Education Code 29.1543, Education Code 1.001, Education Code 7.0561, Education Code 25.007, Education Code 26.0031, Education Code 37.0081, Education Code 48.053, Education Code 39.053, Education Code 39.0541, Education Code 39.0542 (Education Code 1, Education Code 21, Education Code 25, Education Code 39, Education Code 7, Education Code 22, Education Code 33, Education Code 12, Government Code 411, Education Code 48, Education Code 29, Education Code 30, Education Code 26, Education Code 37, Subchapter C, Chapter
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