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AN ACT
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relating to staff development requirements in public schools. |
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�������BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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�������SECTION 1.��Section 21.451, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to |
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read as follows: |
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�������(d)��The staff development [may]: |
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�������������(1)��may�include training in: |
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�������������������(A)��technology; |
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�������������������(B)��conflict resolution; and |
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�������������������(C)��discipline strategies, including classroom |
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management, district discipline policies, and the student code of |
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conduct adopted under Section 37.001 and Chapter 37; and |
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�������������(2)��subject to Subsection (e), must�include training |
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based on scientifically based research, as defined by Section 9101, |
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 7801),�that: |
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�������������������(A)��relates to instruction of students with |
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disabilities; and |
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�������������������(B)��is designed for educators who work primarily |
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outside the area of special education. |
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�������(e)��A school district is required to provide the training |
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described by Subsection (d)(2) to an educator who works primarily |
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outside the area of special education only if the educator does not |
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possess the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the |
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individualized education program developed for a student receiving |
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instruction from the educator. �A district may determine the time |
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and place at which the training is delivered. |
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�������(f)��In developing or maintaining the training required by |
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Subsection (d)(2), a school district must consult with persons with |
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expertise in research-based practices for students with |
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disabilities. �Persons who may be consulted under this subsection |
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include colleges, universities, private and nonprofit |
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organizations, regional education service centers, qualified |
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district personnel, and any other persons identified as qualified |
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by the district. �This subsection applies to all training required |
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by Subsection (d)(2), regardless of whether the training is |
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provided at the campus or district level. |
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�������(g)��The staff development may[; and
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�������������[(3)]��include instruction as to what is permissible |
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under law, including opinions of the United States Supreme Court, |
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regarding prayer in public school. |
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�������SECTION�2.��This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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school year. |
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�������SECTION�3.��This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. �If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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���President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House����� |
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�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�451 passed the Senate on |
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March�31,�2009, by the following vote: Yeas�31, Nays�0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May�28,�2009, by the |
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following vote: Yeas�31, Nays�0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate���� |
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�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�451 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May�20,�2009, by the following vote: Yeas�140, |
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Nays�0, one present not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House��� |
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Approved: |
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______________________________� |
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������������Date |
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______________________________� |
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����������Governor |