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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility requirements for admission of certain |
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persons to educator preparation programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.0441(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The board's rules must permit an educator preparation |
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program to admit in extraordinary circumstances a person who fails |
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to satisfy a grade point average requirement prescribed by |
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Subsection (a)(1)(A) or (B), provided that: |
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(1) not more than 10 percent of the total number of |
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persons admitted to the program in a year fail to satisfy the |
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requirement under Subsection (a)(1)(A) or (B); |
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(2) each person admitted as described by this |
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subsection performs, before admission, at a satisfactory level on |
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an appropriate subject matter examination for each subject in which |
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the person seeks certification; and |
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(3) [(2)] for each person admitted as described by |
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this subsection, the director of the program determines and |
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certifies, based on documentation provided by the person, that the |
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person's work, business, or career experience demonstrates |
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achievement comparable to the academic achievement represented by |
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the grade point average requirement. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |