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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permissible teachers assigned to a bilingual education |
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program and the permissible uses of the bilingual education |
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allotment provided under the foundation school program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.061, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-3) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-3), a [A] teacher |
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assigned to a bilingual education program must be appropriately |
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certified for bilingual education by the board. |
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(b-3) A school district may assign to a bilingual education |
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program a teacher certified for English as a second language for a |
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school year if: |
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(1) the commissioner has determined that there is a |
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shortage of teachers certified for bilingual education by the board |
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for the school year; and |
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(2) a teacher certified for bilingual education is not |
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reasonably available to the district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.153(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A district's bilingual education or special language |
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allocation may be used only for program and student evaluation, |
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instructional materials and equipment, staff development, |
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supplemental staff expenses, salary [supplements] for teachers, |
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and other supplies required for quality instruction and smaller |
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class size. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2015. |