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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to bonuses for teachers of students who perform |
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successfully on college advanced placement tests and international |
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baccalaureate examinations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.053, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (d), (e), and (f) and adding Subsection (d-1) |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) In addition to any portion of a school award distributed |
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to the teacher in accordance with a plan developed under Subsection |
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(c), a [A] teacher participating in the program: |
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(1) may be awarded: |
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(A) [(1)] subsidized teacher training, not to |
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exceed $450 for each teacher, for a college advanced placement |
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course or an international baccalaureate course; and |
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(B) [(2)] a one-time award of $250 for teaching a |
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college advanced placement course or an international |
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baccalaureate course for the first time; and |
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(2) shall be awarded a bonus in the amount specified by |
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Subsection (d-1) for each student in a college advanced placement |
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course or international baccalaureate course taught by the teacher |
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who performs at the level specified by Subsection (a)(2) on a |
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college advanced placement test or international baccalaureate |
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examination |
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[(3) a share of the teacher bonus pool, which shall be
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distributed by the teacher's school in shares proportional to the
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number of courses taught]. |
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(d-1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a |
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teacher shall be awarded a bonus under Subsection (d)(2) of $50 for |
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each of the teacher's students who performs at the level specified |
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by Subsection (a)(2), not to exceed a total bonus of $2,000 each |
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year. A teacher who provides instruction at a campus with an |
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unacceptable performance rating under Section 39.054 shall be |
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awarded a bonus of $500 for the first student who performs at the |
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required level and $50 for each additional student who performs at |
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that level, not to exceed a total bonus of $2,000 each year. |
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(e) To be eligible for an award under Subsection (d) or (f), |
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a teacher must teach a college advanced placement course or an |
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international baccalaureate course. |
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(f) From the school awards authorized under Subsection |
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(a)(2), $50 [Fifty dollars] may be deposited in the teacher bonus |
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pool for each student enrolled in the school who [that] scores a |
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three or better on a college advanced placement test or four or |
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better on an international baccalaureate examination. Any money |
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placed in the teacher bonus pool shall be distributed by the |
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teacher's school to teachers participating in the program in shares |
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proportional to the number of courses taught. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |