TITLE: Relating to the period for which an emergency educator certificate is valid.

SUMMARY: Relating to the period for which an emergency educator certificate is valid.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the period for which an emergency educator certificate is valid. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.041, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) The board's rules relating to emergency certificates must provide that an emergency certificate is valid for a period of not less than three years. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall propose rules relating to emergency educator certificates implementing Section 21.041(b-1), Education Code, as added by this Act. 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.