HB1061 - Relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain examination fee and other required cost subsidies paid for public school teachers and students.

  89R3336 RDR-F     By: Bhojani H.B. No. 1061       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain   examination fee and other required cost subsidies paid for public   school teachers and students.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 29.190, Education Code,   is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 29.190.  SUBSIDY FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION AND   REQUIRED COSTS .          SECTION 2.  Sections 29.190(a-1), (b), and (c), Education   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a-1)  A student may [ not ] receive more than one subsidy   under this section.          (b)  A teacher is entitled to a subsidy under this section if   the teacher passes a certification examination related to career   and technology education [ cybersecurity ].          (c)  On approval by the commissioner, the agency shall pay   each school district an amount equal to the cost paid by the   district for a certification examination under this section.  To   obtain reimbursement for a subsidy paid under this section, a   district must:                (1)  pay the fee for the examination and the costs   related to requirements for obtaining the certification ; and                (2)  submit to the commissioner a written application   on a form prescribed by the commissioner stating the amount of the   fee paid under Subdivision (1) for the certification examination   and the costs related to requirements for obtaining the   certification .          SECTION 3.  Section 48.156, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 48.156.   REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION   AND REQUIRED COSTS  [ REIMBURSEMENT ]. A school district is entitled   to reimbursement for the amount of a subsidy paid by the district   for each [ a student's ] certification examination and the costs   related to requirements for obtaining the certification  under   Section 29.190(a) as provided by Section 29.190(c).          SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 5.  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.