Bill Text: TX SR106 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 8.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-27 - Reported enrolled [SR106 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR106-Enrolled.html
| By: Shapiro | S.R. No. 106 | |
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| BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be | ||
| suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the | ||
| conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on | ||
| Senate Bill 8 (the flexibility of the board of trustees of a | ||
| school district in the management and operation of public schools | ||
| in the district) to consider and take action on the following | ||
| matters: | ||
| (1) Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit | ||
| the committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement and not | ||
| included in either the house or senate version of the bill by | ||
| adding the following new SECTION to the bill: | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 21.051, Education Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 21.051. RULES REGARDING FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCE AND | ||
| OPTIONS FOR FIELD EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS. (a) In this | ||
| section, "teacher of record" means a person employed by a school | ||
| district who teaches the majority of the instructional day in an | ||
| academic instructional setting and is responsible for evaluating | ||
| student achievement and assigning grades. | ||
| (b) Before a school district may employ a candidate for | ||
| certification as a teacher of record, the candidate must complete | ||
| at least 15 hours of field-based experience in which the | ||
| candidate is actively engaged in instructional or educational | ||
| activities under supervision at: | ||
| (1) a public school campus accredited or approved | ||
| for the purpose by the agency; or | ||
| (2) a private school recognized or approved for the | ||
| purpose by the agency. | ||
| (c) Subsection (b) applies only to an initial | ||
| certification issued on or after September 1, 2012. Subsection | ||
| (b) does not affect: | ||
| (1) the validity of a certification issued before | ||
| September 1, 2012; or | ||
| (2) the eligibility of a person who holds a | ||
| certification issued before September 1, 2012, to obtain a | ||
| subsequent renewal of the certification in accordance with board | ||
| rule. | ||
| (d) Subsection (b) does not affect the period within | ||
| which an individual must complete field-based experience hours | ||
| as determined by board rule if the individual is not accepted | ||
| into an educator preparation program before the deadline | ||
| prescribed by board rule and is hired for a teaching assignment | ||
| by a school district after the deadline prescribed by board rule. | ||
| (e) The board shall propose rules relating to the | ||
| field-based experience required by Subsection (b). The | ||
| commissioner by rule shall adopt procedures and standards for | ||
| recognizing a private school under Subsection (b)(2). | ||
| (f) The board shall propose rules providing flexible | ||
| options for persons for any field-based [ |
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| internship required for certification. | ||
| SECTION 22. On or before January 1, 2012, the State Board | ||
| for Educator Certification shall propose rules relating to | ||
| educator certification as prescribed by Section 21.051, | ||
| Education Code, as amended by this Act. | ||
| Explanation: The addition is necessary to establish | ||
| requirements for field-based experience that a candidate for | ||
| certification must meet before a school district may employ the | ||
| candidate as a teacher of record. | ||
| (2) Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit | ||
| the committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement and not | ||
| included in either the house or senate version of the bill by | ||
| adding the following at the end of proposed Section 21.4021(e), | ||
| Education Code, in SECTION 16 of the bill: | ||
| A furlough day does not constitute a day of service for purposes | ||
| of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. | ||
| Explanation: The addition is necessary to clarify that a | ||
| school district furlough day does not constitute a day of service | ||
| for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. | ||
| _______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 27, 2011, by | ||
| the | ||
| _______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
