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H.B. No. 1178 AN ACT relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 21.0521 to read as follows: Sec. 21.0521. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS FROM OUTSIDE THIS STATE. (a) The board shall: (1) establish a temporary certificate for educators certified by other states; and (2) immediately issue a certificate described by Subdivision (1) to a person who applies for a certificate issued under Section 21.052. (b) The board may rescind a temporary certificate issued to a person under this section if the board determines as a result of a review of the person's credentials that the person does not meet the eligibility requirements under Subsection (c). (c) To be eligible for a temporary certificate issued under this section, a person must: (1) hold a valid non-temporary certificate or similar credential in another state that qualifies the person to be employed as an educator in that state; and (2) hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education that is, and at the time the person received the degree was, accredited. (d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a temporary certificate issued under this section expires on the earlier of: (1) the first anniversary of the date the certificate was issued; or (2) the date the person is issued a certificate under Section 21.052. (e) A temporary certificate issued under this section to an educator who is the spouse of a person serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, as those terms are defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code, expires on the third anniversary of the date the certificate was issued or a later date specified by board rule. (f) A temporary certificate issued under this section may not be reissued or renewed. SECTION 2. Sections 21.052(c), (d), (d-1), and (e), Education Code, are repealed. SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 21.0521, Education Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 4. 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. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1178 was passed by the House on May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. No. 1178 on May 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 2, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1178 was passed by the Senate, with amendments, on May 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor
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