Texas Education Code
§ 21.04891 — BILINGUAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
ED § 21.04891Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. B. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "limited English proficiency" has the meaning assigned by Section 29.052.
(b)To ensure that there are teachers with special training in providing instruction to students of limited English proficiency with disabilities, the board shall establish a bilingual special education certificate.
(c)To be eligible for a certificate established under this section, a person must:
(1)satisfactorily complete the coursework for that certificate in an educator preparation program, including a skills-based course of instruction on providing instruction to students of limited English proficiency with disabilities, which must include instruction on:
(A)the foundations of bilingual, multicultural, and second language special education;
(B)providing individualized education programs for students of limited English proficiency with disabilities;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (H.B. 2256), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.