Bill Text: TX SB1016 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to an audit by the Texas Education Agency of public school professional development training requirements.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-17 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB1016 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1016-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to an audit by the Texas Education Agency of public school professional development training requirements.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-17 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB1016 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1016-Introduced.html
86R9360 JES-F | ||
By: Powell | S.B. No. 1016 |
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relating to an audit by the Texas Education Agency of public school | ||
professional development training requirements. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Sections 21.4513(a) and (b), Education Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Using only available funds and resources from public or | ||
private sources, the agency shall [ |
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at least once every four years of the professional development | ||
requirements applicable to educators in this state and any other | ||
continuing education and training requirements, including state | ||
and federal requirements and requirements imposed by school | ||
districts. | ||
(b) Based on audit results, the agency, with input from | ||
stakeholders, shall consider the value of maintaining existing | ||
state-mandated training requirements relating to specific topics | ||
and seek to eliminate any unnecessary topic-specific training | ||
requirements, eliminate any conflicting requirements, and | ||
consolidate any duplicative requirements through the following | ||
methods, as appropriate: | ||
(1) taking administrative action; | ||
(2) encouraging school districts to make appropriate | ||
changes to district policies; or | ||
(3) recommending statutory changes to the | ||
legislature. | ||
SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2020, the Texas | ||
Education Agency shall complete its initial audit of professional | ||
development training requirements required by Section 21.4513, | ||
Education Code, as amended by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |