HB 4489

relating to the issuance of an educator certificate to certain
applicants from outside this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 21.052(a), Education Code, is amended to
(a)  The board may issue a certificate to an educator who
(A)  a degree issued by an institution accredited
by a regional accrediting agency or group that is recognized by a
nationally recognized accreditation board; or
(B)  a degree issued by an institution located in
a foreign country, if the degree is equivalent to a degree described
(2)  holds an appropriate certificate or other
credential issued by another state or country[; and
[(3)  performs satisfactorily on:
[(A)  the examination prescribed under Section
[(B)  if the educator holds a certificate or other
credential issued by another state or country, an examination
similar to and at least as rigorous as that described by Paragraph
(A) administered to the educator under the authority of that
SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 21.0521 to read as follows:
Sec. 21.0521.  NASDTEC INTERSTATE AGREEMENT.  The board
shall establish an agreement regarding certification of educators
from outside this state for purposes of entering into the National
Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and
Certification interstate agreement.  The agreement must specify
which educator certificates from outside this state are accepted by
the board for purposes of issuing a certificate to an educator under
SECTION 3.  Sections 21.052(a-1), (c), (d), (d-1), and (e),
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.