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S.B. No. 2262
Chapter 852
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the administration of mathematics, science, and
3 technology teacher preparation academies at institutions of higher
4 education.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Section 21.462, Education Code, is transferred
7 to Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, redesignated as
8 Section 61.0766, Education Code, and amended to read as follows:
9 Sec. 61.0766 [214 62] . MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND
10 TECHNOLOGY TEACHER PREPARATION ACADEMIES. (a) From funds
11 appropriated for that purpose, the board [T.... ighcr ~Eucation
12 Crdinating Bcard] shall establish academies at institutions of
13 higher education to improve the instructional skills of teachers
14 certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, and train students
15 enrolled in a teacher preparation program to perform at the highest
16 levels in mathematics, science, and technology. The
17 [cord;-inating] board may adopt rules as necessary to administer
18 this section.
19 (b) Before an institution of higher education establishes
20 an academy under this section, the institution must apply through a
21 competitive process, as determined by the board [Tex.s Iigher
22 E ution Cooriating Boar .J ], and meet any requirements
23 established by the [cordia aing] board for designation as an
24 academy under this section and continued funding. The1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 2262, Chapter 852, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149534/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.