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            88S40070 MM-D
         
		By: Buckley, et al.
            H.B. No. 1
         
               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
            
               AN ACT
            
            relating to primary and secondary education, including the 
         
            certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public 
         
            school employees, the public school finance system, special 
         
            education in public schools, the establishment of an education 
         
            savings account program, measures to support the education of 
         
            public school students that include certain educational grant 
         
            programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the 
         
            provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.
         
                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
            ARTICLE 1. CHANGES RELATED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS EFFECTIVE FOR 
         
            2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
         
                   SECTION 1.01.  Section 19.009(d-2), Education Code, is 
         
            amended to read as follows:
         
                   (d-2)  Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the 
         
            district shall increase the [monthly] salary of each classroom 
         
            teacher, full-time speech pathologist, full-time librarian, 
         
            full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 
         
            21, and full-time school nurse employed by the district by the 
         
            greater of:
         
                         (1)  $80 per month; or
         
                         (2)  the maximum uniform amount per month that, when 
         
            combined with any resulting increases in the amount of 
         
            contributions made by the district for social security coverage for 
         
            the specified employees or by the district on behalf of the 
         
            specified employees under Section 825.405, Government Code, may be 
         
            provided using an amount equal to the product of $60 multiplied by 
         
            the number of students in weighted average daily attendance in the 
         
            district during the 2009-2010 school year.
         
                   SECTION 1.02.  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 1.03.  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 1.04.  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.
         
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 21.402, 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 30.003, Education Code 48.110, Education Code 48.277, Education Code 29.054, Education Code 48.051, Education Code 48.101, Education Code 48.103, Education Code 48.104, Education Code 48.105, Education Code 48.108, Education Code 48.257, Education Code 48.111, Education Code 12.106, Education Code 21.3521, Education Code 29.042, Education Code 48.005, Education Code 48.0051, Education Code 48.102, Education Code 48.112, Education Code 48.114, Education Code 48.118, Education Code 48.151, 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 29.045, 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 25, Education Code 22, Education Code 33, Education Code 29, Education Code 12, Education Code 37, Education Code 7, Education Code 30, Government Code 411, Education Code 48, Education Code 39, Education Code 28, Education Code 21, Education Code 26, Education Code 1)
House Committee Report: Education Code 21.054, Education Code 21.105, Education Code 21



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to primary and secondary education, including the
	certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public
	school employees, the public school finance system, special
	education in public schools, the establishment of an education
	savings account program, measures to support the education of
	public school students that include certain educational grant
	programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the
	provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	ARTICLE 1. CHANGES RELATED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS EFFECTIVE FOR
	2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
	SECTION 1.01. Section 19.009(d-2), Education Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d-2) Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the
	district shall increase the [~~monthly~~] salary of each classroom
	teacher, full-time speech pathologist, full-time librarian,
	full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter
	21, and full-time school nurse employed by the district by the
	greater of:
	(1) $80 per month; or
	(2) the maximum uniform amount per month that, when
	combined with any resulting increases in the amount of
	contributions made by the district for social security coverage for
	the specified employees or by the district on behalf of the
	specified employees under Section 825.405, Government Code, may be
	provided using an amount equal to the product of $60 multiplied by
	the number of students in weighted average daily attendance in the
	district during the 2009-2010 school year.
	SECTION 1.02. 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 1.03. 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 1.04. 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.
	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 21.402, 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 30.003, Education Code 48.110, Education Code 48.277, Education Code 29.054, Education Code 48.051, Education Code 48.101, Education Code 48.103, Education Code 48.104, Education Code 48.105, Education Code 48.108, Education Code 48.257, Education Code 48.111, Education Code 12.106, Education Code 21.3521, Education Code 29.042, Education Code 48.005, Education Code 48.0051, Education Code 48.102, Education Code 48.112, Education Code 48.114, Education Code 48.118, Education Code 48.151, 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 29.045, 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 25, Education Code 22, Education Code 33, Education Code 29, Education Code 12, Education Code 37, Education Code 7, Education Code 30, Government Code 411, Education Code 48, Education Code 39, Education Code 28, Education Code 21, Education Code 26, Education Code 1) House Committee Report: Education Code 21.054, Education Code 21.105, Education Code 21