H.B. No. 2424
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation of a micro-credential certification
  program for public school educator continuing education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (i) 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 in fields
  of study related to the educator's certification class 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. 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.
         SECTION 2.  The Texas Education Agency is required to
  implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature
  appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
  legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
  purpose, the Texas Education Agency may, but is not required to,
  implement a provision of this Act using other appropriations
  available for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2424 was passed by the House on April
  24, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 2424 on May 23, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0,
  1 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2424 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 19, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays
  0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor