Bill Text: TX HB5006 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the certification requirements for a public school counselor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-23 - Referred to Public Education [HB5006 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB5006-Introduced.html
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By: Buckley | H.B. No. 5006 |
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relating to the certification requirements for a public school | ||
counselor. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 21.0462 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 21.0462. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION AS SCHOOL | ||
COUNSELOR. The qualifications for certification as a school | ||
counselor may not include a requirement that a candidate for | ||
certification have experience as a classroom teacher. | ||
SECTION 2. As soon as possible after the effective date of | ||
this Act but not later than January 1, 2024, the State Board for | ||
Educator Certification shall propose any rules necessary to | ||
implement Section 21.0462, Education Code, as added by this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |