Bill Amendment: TX SB9 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.

Status: 2023-05-24 - Postponed 6/10/23 [SB9 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB9-House_Amendment_H_2_2-Gonz_lez_Mary.html

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Amend CSSB 9 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 17, strike lines 19 and 20 and substitute the following:

SECTION 16.  Section 29.054, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(2)  On page 18, line 13, between "exception" and the period, insert the following:

, including:

(A)  recruitment efforts;

(B)  the use of funds to provide salary stipends;

(C)  certification training and technical assistance offered by the district;

(D)  reassignment of staff, as needed; and

(E)  program innovations to address the affective, linguistic, and cognitive needs of emergent bilingual students

(3)  On page 18, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

(b-1)  Each district shall annually update the plan and submit a progress report to the agency describing the district's implementation of the measures described by Subsection (b)(4) in the preceding year.