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Committee adopts technical substitute creating temporary educator certificate for out-of-state certified teachers

3511770 · May 26, 2025

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Summary

Senators adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 1178 clarifying language and creating a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states; the substitute was adopted and the bill was recommended for the local and uncontested calendar.

The committee adopted and reported House Bill 1178 after the author presented a limited technical committee substitute clarifying a redundant term in the bill.

Sen. Campbell explained the substitute removes the redundant word "unexpired" at TEA—s request for clarity and said the change is technical. No members asked substantive questions and the committee adopted the substitute by voice vote. Senator Parker moved to report the bill with the recommendation that the committee substitute adopted in lieu thereof do pass and be printed; the clerk recorded 11 ayes and 0 nays.

Members ordered the committee substitute recommended for the local and uncontested calendars without objection. The bill would create a temporary educator certificate for educators certified in other states; the committee adopted only the committee substitute for clarity and took no further substantive changes during the hearing.