TITLE: Relating to distinct certificate classes for public elementary school counselors and public secondary school counselors.

SUMMARY: Relating to distinct certificate classes for public elementary school counselors and public secondary school counselors.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to distinct certificate classes for public elementary school counselors and public secondary school counselors. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.041, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) In proposing rules under Subsection (b)(2), the board shall provide for distinct classes of educator certificates for: (1) elementary school counselors; and (2) secondary school counselors. SECTION 2. The State Board for Educator Certification shall propose rules for classes of public school counselor certificates as required by Section 21.041(e), Education Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act. The proposed rules may not apply to the certificate of a person who holds a school counselor certificate at the time the proposed rules are adopted. SECTION 3. 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.