The bill, S.B. No. 2672, amends the Education Code by adding Section 21.04895, which outlines new requirements for the issuance of supplemental bilingual education teaching certificates. The State Board for Educator Certification is tasked with proposing rules to ensure that these certificates are bifurcated, allowing teachers to provide bilingual education instruction tailored to the grade levels of their primary certification. Specifically, the certificates will enable teachers to instruct students in sixth grade and below or in grades 7 through 12, as applicable.

Additionally, the bill introduces provisions for individuals seeking certification who do not pass the Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test. These individuals will be allowed to retake only the sections of the test they did not pass and may demonstrate their language proficiency through fewer components during the retake, including the option to eliminate the lesson plan preparation component if it pertains to a domain they failed. The act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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