Bill Text: TX HB1601 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to eligibility of certain school district employees for certification as a principal.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-09 - Referred to Public Education [HB1601 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1601-Introduced.html
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| By: Raymond | H.B. No. 1601 | |
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| relating to eligibility of certain school district employees for | ||
| certification as a principal. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 21.046, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: | ||
| (e) A school district employee is entitled to obtain | ||
| certification as a principal without complying with otherwise | ||
| applicable requirements, including completion of a principal | ||
| educator preparation program and successful performance on a | ||
| certification examination, if the employee: | ||
| (1) holds a master's degree from a university that is | ||
| accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Texas Higher | ||
| Education Coordinating Board; and | ||
| (2) has at least 15 years of service with the same | ||
| school district. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
