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Martinsville ISD board approves plan and application to delay teacher certification requirements under TEC 21.0032/HB 2

Board of Trustees of MARTINSVILLE ISD · February 16, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a district plan and authorized submission of an application to delay teacher certification requirements codified in Texas Education Code 21.0032 as enacted by HB 2; motions to approve the plan and to submit the application both passed in separate votes.

The Martinsville ISD Board of Trustees voted Feb. 16 to approve a district plan to delay teacher certification requirements under Texas Education Code 21.0032 as enacted by HB 2, and separately authorized submission of the required state application to request that delay. The minutes record the motion to approve the plan was made by Gregory Newton, Trustee, and seconded by BJ Gross, Trustee; the motion passed.

A subsequent motion "to approve application to be submitted to delay teacher certification requirements as codified in TEC 21.0032 as enacted by HB 2" was made by Jonathan Adams, Trustee, and seconded by Teresa Weaver, Board President; that motion also passed. The minutes do not record roll-call votes or additional debate in open session. The district cited TEC 21.0032/HB 2 as the authority for the action; the minutes do not specify the duration of the requested delay or other application details.