Monitoring the SessionSB 204
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Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to including career-connected learning in the micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Teachers can earn one more micro-credential. It shows on their public certification records.
The bill adds career-connected learning as a subject in which Texas public school teachers can earn micro-credentials toward their continuing education. It touches the State Board for Educator Certification, the Texas Education Agency, approved continuing education providers, and teachers. The board must write rules so these micro-credentials teach career pathways and ways to connect classroom content to students' future opportunities, and the credentials show up on teachers' public certification records.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4358 by Rep. Allison (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-SB204 · 2026-11-09
relating to including career-connected learning in the micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.
Teachers can earn one more micro-credential. It shows on their public certification records.
The bill adds career-connected learning as a subject in which Texas public school teachers can earn micro-credentials toward their continuing education. It touches the State Board for Educator Certification, the Texas Education Agency, approved continuing education providers, and teachers. The board must write rules so these micro-credentials teach career pathways and ways to connect classroom content to students' future opportunities, and the credentials show up on teachers' public certification records.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
$20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987569, 101063137.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
$20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987569, 101063137.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Allison, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 18, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to including digital teaching in the micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
CONTINUING EDUCATION
EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, STATE BOARD FOR
The text as introduced · 245 words
90R3238 RAL-D By: West S.B. No. 204 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to including career-connected learning in the micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (i) and adding Subsection (i-1) to read as follows: (a) The board shall propose rules establishing a process for identifying continuing education courses and programs that fulfill educators' continuing education requirements, including opportunities for educators to receive micro-credentials , as provided by Subsection (i), in : (1) fields of study related to the educator's certification class ; or (2) career-connected learning [ as provided by Subsection (i) ]. (i) The board shall propose rules establishing a program to issue micro-credentials in fields of study related to an educator's certification class or in career-connected learning . The agency shall approve continuing education providers to offer micro-credential courses. A micro-credential received by an educator shall be recorded on the agency's Educator Certification Online System (ECOS) and included as part of the educator's public certification records. (i-1) In proposing rules under Subsection (i) for micro-credentials related to career-connected learning, the board shall ensure that the micro-credential is designed to provide educators with: (1) a fundamental understanding of career pathways and workforce relevance; and (2) instructional strategies to connect academic content to future opportunities for students. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.