HB759 - Relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states.

  89R1140 PRL-D     By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 759       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for   educators certified by other states.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 21.0521 to read as follows:           Sec.   21.0521.     TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS FROM   OUTSIDE THIS STATE. (a) The board shall:                 (1)     establish a temporary certificate for educators   certified by other states; and                 (2)     immediately issue a certificate described by   Subdivision (1) to a person who applies for a certificate issued   under Section 21.052.           (b)     The board may rescind a temporary certificate issued to   a person under this section if the board determines as a result of a   review of the person's credentials that the person does not meet the   eligibility requirements under Subsection (c).           (c)     To be eligible for a temporary certificate issued under   this section, a person must:                 (1)     hold a valid, unexpired, non-temporary   certificate or similar credential in another state that qualifies   the person to be employed as an educator in that state; and                 (2)     hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of   higher education that is, and at the time the person received the   degree was, accredited.           (d)     Except as provided by Subsection (e), a temporary   certificate issued under this section expires on the earlier of:                 (1)     the first anniversary of the date the certificate   was issued; or                 (2)     the date the person is issued a certificate under   Section 21.052.           (e)     A temporary certificate issued under this section to an   educator who is the spouse of a person serving on active duty as a   member of the armed forces of the United States, as those terms are   defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code, expires on the third   anniversary of the date the certificate was issued or a later date   specified by board rule.           (f)     A temporary certificate issued under this section may   not be reissued or renewed.          SECTION 2.  Sections 21.052(c), (d), (d-1), and (e),   Education Code, are repealed.          SECTION 3.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall adopt   rules necessary to implement Section 21.0521, Education Code, as   added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  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.