Bill Text: TX HB642 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to continuing education requirements for certain educators.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB642 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB642-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to continuing education requirements for certain educators.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB642 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB642-Introduced.html
83R1485 VOO-F | ||
By: Patrick | H.B. No. 642 |
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relating to continuing education requirements for certain | ||
educators. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows: | ||
(d) Continuing education requirements for a classroom | ||
teacher must provide that 25 percent of the training required every | ||
five years include instruction regarding: | ||
(1) collecting and analyzing information that will | ||
improve effectiveness in the classroom; | ||
(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a | ||
student may be at risk of dropping out of school; | ||
(3) integrating technology into classroom | ||
instruction; | ||
(4) educating diverse student populations, including: | ||
(A) students with disabilities; | ||
(B) students who are educationally | ||
disadvantaged; | ||
(C) students of limited English proficiency; and | ||
(D) students at risk of dropping out of school; | ||
and | ||
(5) increasing knowledge of the subject area taught by | ||
the educator. | ||
(e) Continuing education requirements for a principal must | ||
provide that 25 percent of the training required every five years | ||
include instruction regarding: | ||
(1) effective and efficient management, including: | ||
(A) collecting and analyzing information; | ||
(B) making decisions and managing time; and | ||
(C) supervising student discipline and managing | ||
behavior; | ||
(2) recognizing early warning indicators that a | ||
student may be at risk of dropping out of school; | ||
(3) integrating technology into campus curriculum and | ||
instruction; | ||
(4) educating diverse student populations, including: | ||
(A) students with disabilities; | ||
(B) students who are educationally | ||
disadvantaged; | ||
(C) students of limited English proficiency; and | ||
(D) students at risk of dropping out of school; | ||
and | ||
(5) providing instructional leadership, including: | ||
(A) providing teacher support; | ||
(B) maintaining community involvement; | ||
(C) building professional learning communities; | ||
and | ||
(D) recruiting, coaching, remediating, and | ||
retaining campus educators. | ||
(f) Continuing education requirements for a counselor must | ||
provide that 25 percent of training required every five years | ||
include instruction regarding: | ||
(1) assisting students in developing high school | ||
graduation plans; | ||
(2) implementing dropout prevention strategies; and | ||
(3) informing students concerning: | ||
(A) college admissions, including college | ||
financial aid resources and application procedures; and | ||
(B) career opportunities. | ||
(g) Continuing education requirements for an educator each | ||
year must be linked to any areas identified in the educator's | ||
appraisal as needing improvement. | ||
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2014, the State Board | ||
for Educator Certification shall propose rules implementing | ||
Section 21.054, Education Code, as amended by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. An educator subject to continuing education | ||
requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is | ||
not required to comply with the continuing education requirements | ||
described by Section 21.054(d), (e), or (f), Education Code, as | ||
added by this Act, for any continuing education requirements period | ||
that ends before January 1, 2017. | ||
SECTION 4. An educator subject to continuing education | ||
requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is | ||
not required to comply with the continuing education requirements | ||
described by Section 21.054(g), Education Code, as added by this | ||
Act, for any continuing education requirements period that ends | ||
before January 1, 2016. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2014-2015 | ||
school year. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |