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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating an abbreviated certification program and a |
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certificate for trade and industrial workforce training. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 21.0442 and 21.0491 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.0442. EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR TRADE AND |
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INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE TRAINING CERTIFICATE. (a) The board shall |
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propose rules under this subchapter to create an abbreviated |
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educator preparation program for a person seeking certification in |
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trade and industrial workforce training. |
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(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a person is eligible for |
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admission to an educator preparation program created under this |
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section only if the person: |
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(1) has been issued a high school diploma; |
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(2) has 10 years of full-time wage-earning experience |
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within the preceding 12 years in an approved occupation for which |
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instruction is offered; and |
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(3) holds with respect to that occupation a current |
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license, certificate, or registration, as applicable, issued by a |
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nationally recognized accrediting agency based on a recognized test |
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or measurement. |
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(c) The board may propose rules under which a person is |
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eligible for admission under Subsection (b) if the person has five |
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years of full-time wage-earning experience within the preceding |
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seven years in an approved occupation for which instruction is |
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offered if the person holds an advanced license, certificate, or |
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registration, as applicable, issued by a nationally recognized |
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accrediting agency. |
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(d) In proposing rules for an educator preparation program |
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under this section, the board shall ensure that the program |
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requires: |
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(1) instruction in: |
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(A) a specific pedagogy; |
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(B) classroom management; and |
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(C) relevant federal and state education laws; |
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and |
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(2) at least 25 hours of instruction and not more than |
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50 hours of instruction. |
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Sec. 21.0491. TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE TRAINING |
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CERTIFICATE. (a) To provide a continuing additional source of |
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teachers to provide workforce training, the board shall establish a |
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trade and industrial workforce training certificate that may be |
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obtained through an abbreviated educator preparation program under |
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Section 21.0442. |
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(b) To be eligible for a certificate under this section, a |
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person must: |
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(1) satisfactorily complete the course work for that |
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certificate in an educator preparation program under Section |
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21.0442; |
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(2) perform satisfactorily on a trade and industrial |
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workforce training certificate examination prescribed by the |
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board; and |
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(3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the |
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board. |
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SECTION 2. The State Board for Educator Certification shall |
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propose rules: |
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(1) establishing requirements and prescribing an |
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examination for a trade and industrial workforce training |
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certificate examination as required by Section 21.0491, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act; and |
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(2) establishing standards to govern the approval and |
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renewal of approval of educator preparation programs for |
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certification in trade and industrial workforce training. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |