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  89R13490 MEW-D     By: Morales of Harris H.B. No. 4489       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the issuance of an educator certificate to certain   applicants from outside this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 21.052(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  The board may issue a certificate to an educator who   applies for a certificate and:                (1)  holds:                      (A)  a degree issued by an institution accredited   by a regional accrediting agency or group that is recognized by a   nationally recognized accreditation board; or                      (B)  a degree issued by an institution located in   a foreign country, if the degree is equivalent to a degree described   by Paragraph (A); and                (2)  holds an appropriate certificate or other   credential issued by another state or country[ ; and                [ (3)  performs satisfactorily on:                      [ (A)     the examination prescribed under Section   21.048; or                      [ (B)     if the educator holds a certificate or other   credential issued by another state or country, an examination   similar to and at least as rigorous as that described by Paragraph   (A) administered to the educator under the authority of that   state ].          SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 21.0521 to read as follows:           Sec.   21.0521.     NASDTEC INTERSTATE AGREEMENT. The board   shall establish an agreement regarding certification of educators   from outside this state for purposes of entering into the National   Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and   Certification interstate agreement.   The agreement must specify   which educator certificates from outside this state are accepted by   the board for purposes of issuing a certificate to an educator under   Section 21.052.          SECTION 3.  Sections 21.052(a-1), (c), (d), (d-1), and (e),   Education Code, are repealed.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.