The bill, H.B. No. 2312, proposes amendments to the Education Code regarding the issuance of supplemental bilingual education teaching certificates. It introduces a new section, 21.04895, which mandates the State Board for Educator Certification to create rules for issuing bifurcated supplemental certificates in bilingual education. These certificates will allow teachers to provide bilingual education instruction tailored to the grade levels of their primary certification, specifically for students in sixth grade and below or in grades 7 through 12.

Additionally, the bill outlines provisions for individuals seeking certification who do not pass the required Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test. It allows these individuals to retake only the sections of the test they did not pass and to demonstrate language proficiency through fewer components, potentially eliminating the requirement to prepare a lesson plan if they fail a specific domain. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025, following the establishment of the necessary rules by the State Board for Educator Certification.

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