Bill
HB 218
84(R) - 2015
House Public Education
House Public Education
Public Education
Vote Recommendation
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
Author(s)
Marisa Marquez
Co-Author(s)
Mary Gonzalez
Joe Moody
Bill Caption
Relating to certification requirements for teachers in bilingual education.
Fiscal Notes
No fiscal implication to the State or local government.
Bill Analysis
Currently, a teacher is required to be bilingual
certified for any dual language program even if he or she would only be
teaching the English component. HB 218 would amend Education Code to
allow school districts local control over how to utilize bilingual
certified and ESL (English as a second language) certified teachers for
their dual language programs. This would allow a school to assign
multiple appropriately certified teachers for components of a dual
language program provided in components other than English and in
English.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill does not abridge or affirm any of our liberty principles, therefore we are neutral on this legislation.