Bill Text: TX HB804 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to creating abbreviated educator preparation programs for certification in marketing education and certification in health science technology education.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-03-05 - Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by Speaker [HB804 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB804-Introduced.html
| 89R3663 MEW-F | ||
| By: Gervin-Hawkins | H.B. No. 804 | |
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| relating to creating abbreviated educator preparation programs for | ||
| certification in marketing education and certification in health | ||
| science technology education. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 21.0445 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 21.0445. EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS FOR MARKETING | ||
| EDUCATION CERTIFICATE AND FOR HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION | ||
| CERTIFICATE. (a) The board shall propose rules under this | ||
| subchapter to create abbreviated educator preparation programs | ||
| for: | ||
| (1) a person seeking a certification to teach courses | ||
| in marketing; and | ||
| (2) a person seeking a certification to teach courses | ||
| in health science technology. | ||
| (b) In proposing rules for educator preparation programs | ||
| under this section, the board shall ensure that: | ||
| (1) each program requires at least 200 hours of | ||
| coursework or training; and | ||
| (2) persons certified under the programs may not be | ||
| issued additional certifications based on the person's performance | ||
| on an examination prescribed under Section 21.048. | ||
| SECTION 2. The State Board for Educator Certification shall | ||
| propose rules establishing standards to govern the approval and | ||
| renewal of approval of educator preparation programs for | ||
| certification in marketing education and certification in health | ||
| science technology education. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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, 2025. | ||
