(a) Notwithstanding a rule adopted under Section 21.041(c), the board shall, for a person applying for a certification in special education, bilingual education, or another area specified by the General Appropriations Act, waive:
- (1) a certification examination fee imposed by the board for the first administration of the examination to the person; and
- (2) a fee associated with the application for certification by the person.
- (b) The board shall pay to a vendor that administers a certification examination described by Subsection (a) a fee assessed by that vendor for the examination of a person applying for a certification described by Subsection (a) for the first administration of the examination to the person.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 3.02, eff. June 20, 2025.