TITLE: Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification.

SUMMARY: Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.051(f), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) The board shall propose rules providing flexible options for persons for any field-based experience or internship required for certification,including options for candidate observations to occur in virtual settings that are equivalent in rigor to in-person options for observation.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.