By: Burns	H.B. No. 1662

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	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 [10th] school day before the date on which a district
	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 [10] school days, the district:
	(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 [10]
	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.