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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to qualifications for certain teachers employed by |
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open-enrollment charter schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.129, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.129. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PRINCIPALS AND |
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TEACHERS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] person |
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employed as a principal or a teacher by an open-enrollment charter |
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school must hold a baccalaureate degree. |
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(b) A person may be employed as a teacher for a noncore |
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academic career and technical education course without holding a |
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baccalaureate degree if the person has: |
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(1) demonstrated subject matter expertise related to |
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the subject taught, such as professional work experience, formal |
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training and education, holding a relevant active professional |
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industry license, certification, or registration, or any |
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combination of work experience, training and education, and |
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industry license, certification, or registration; and |
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(2) received at least 20 hours of classroom management |
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training, as determined by the governing body of the |
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open-enrollment charter school. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |