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Floor Packet Page No. 81
Amend CSSB 1 (House Committee Printing) in Article III of the
bill, following the appropriations to the Texas Education Agency,
by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:
___. PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE CERTIFICATION TO TEACH BILINGUAL
EDUCATION, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, OR SPANISH. From funds
appropriated above that may be used for instruction or educator
training or support in bilingual education, English as a second
language, or Spanish, the Texas Education Agency, in consultation
with the affected institutions of higher education, shall develop
and operate a program to assist students enrolled at institutions
of higher education in educator preparation programs in bilingual
education, English as a second language, or Spanish by providing
financial incentives, such as tuition assistance and loan
forgiveness, to encourage those students to become certified to
teach bilingual education, English as a second language, or
Spanish.