HB906 - Relating to a temporary teaching certificate for certain military service members and first responders.

  89R3499 JDK-D     By: Shaheen H.B. No. 906       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a temporary teaching certificate for certain military   service members and first responders.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 21.0444(b) and (c), Education Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (b)  This section applies to a person seeking teaching   certification [ to teach career and technology education ] who:                (1)  has served in the armed forces of the United States   and was honorably discharged, retired, or released from active   duty; or                (2)  has served as a first responder and, while in good   standing and not because of pending or final disciplinary actions   or a documented performance problem, retired, resigned, or   separated from employment as a first responder.          (c)  The board shall propose rules under this subchapter   providing for the issuance of a temporary teaching certificate [ to   teach career and technology education ] to a person described by   Subsection (b) who meets all other eligibility requirements for   standard teaching certification [ to teach career and technology   education ], except that the person may substitute for a requirement   that the person hold:                (1)  an associate degree from an accredited institution   of higher education, 48 months of active duty military service or   service as a first responder; or                (2)  a bachelor's degree:                      (A)  the military service or service as a first   responder described by Subdivision (1); and                      (B)  60 semester credit hours completed at a   public or private institution of higher education with a minimum   grade point average of at least 2.50 on a four-point scale.          SECTION 2.  Section 21.458(a-2), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a-2)  A school district shall assign a mentor teacher to a   classroom teacher who has been issued a temporary teaching   certificate [ to teach career and technology education ] under   Section 21.0444 for at least two school years.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.