Bill Text: TX HB1662 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to certain requirements and procedures regarding the posting of a school district's employment policy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-18 - Left pending in committee [HB1662 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1662-Engrossed.html
By: Burns | H.B. No. 1662 |
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relating to certain requirements and procedures regarding the | ||
posting of a school district's employment policy. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 11.1513, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (d), (e), and (k) and adding Subsection (l) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(d) The employment policy must provide that not later than | ||
the fifth [ |
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fills a vacant position for which a certificate or license is | ||
required as provided by Section 21.003, other than a position that | ||
affects the safety and security of students as determined by the | ||
board of trustees, the district must provide to each current | ||
district employee: | ||
(1) notice of the position by posting the position on: | ||
(A) a bulletin board at: | ||
(i) a place convenient to the public in the | ||
district's central administrative office; and | ||
(ii) the central administrative office of | ||
each campus in the district during any time the office is open; or | ||
(B) the district's Internet website, if the | ||
district has a website; and | ||
(2) a reasonable opportunity to apply for the | ||
position. | ||
(e) If, during the school year, the district must fill a | ||
vacant position held by a teacher, as defined by Section 21.201, in | ||
less than five [ |
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(1) must provide notice of the position in the manner | ||
described by Subsection (d)(1) as soon as possible after the | ||
vacancy occurs; | ||
(2) is not required to provide the notice for five [ |
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school days before filling the position; and | ||
(3) is not required to comply with Subsection (d)(2). | ||
(k) A school district shall post on the district's Internet | ||
website, if the district has a website, the employment policy | ||
adopted by the district's board of trustees under Subsection (a) | ||
and the full text of any regulations referenced in the policy. For | ||
the purposes of this section, regulations include any written | ||
document issued pursuant to a delegation of authority by a | ||
district's board of trustees or that implements a policy adopted by | ||
a district's board of trustees, including compensation plans, | ||
employee leave conditions and procedures, and professional | ||
development requirements. A school district shall make available | ||
any forms referenced in the policy: | ||
(1) on an intranet website that is maintained by the | ||
district and accessible to district employees; or | ||
(2) if the district does not maintain an intranet | ||
website described by Subdivision (1), at a district administrative | ||
office designated by the district. | ||
(l) A grievance presented by a district employee that is | ||
based on a violation of a regulation referenced in the employment | ||
policy adopted by the district's board of trustees under Subsection | ||
(a) must be considered timely regardless of when the grievance is | ||
presented if the school district has not: | ||
(1) complied with the requirements of Subsection (k); | ||
or | ||
(2) provided a copy of the regulation to the employee | ||
presenting the grievance. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |