HBA-JRA H.B. 1570 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1570
By: Grusendorf
Public Education
3/10/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas has its own K-12 curriculum and assessment system and is
in the process of  linking it to teacher preparation and certification.  A
teacher certification process based on national guidelines may diminish the
progress Texas is making in linking teacher preparation, certification, and
curriculum requirements.  H.B. 1570 prohibits the State Board for Educator
Certification from requiring any national credential for certification as
an educator in this state. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking
authority previously delegated to the State Board for Educator
Certification is modified in SECTION 1 (Section 21.041, Education Code) and
SECTION 2 (Section 21.048, Education Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 21.041, Education Code, by adding Subsection
(d), as follows: 

(d)  Prohibits the State Board for Educator Certification (board) from
requiring any national credential for certification in this state, when
proposing rules under Subsection (b) specifying the classes of educator
certificates. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 21.048(a), Education Code, to prohibit the board
from requiring a standardized, national certification examination for any
class of certificate. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.