TITLE: Relating to requirements for educator preparation program support for certain candidates for certification.

SUMMARY: Relating to requirements for educator preparation program support for certain candidates for certification.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to requirements for educator preparation program support for certain candidates for certification. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.044, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: (f-1) Board rules addressing ongoing educator preparation program support for a candidate seeking certification in a certification class other than classroom teacher may not require that an educator preparation program conduct one or more formal observations of the candidate on the candidate's site in a face-to-face setting. The rules must permit each required formal observation to occur on the candidate's site or through use of electronic transmission or other video-based or technology-based method. SECTION 2. 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.