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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reducing paperwork and duplicate reports required of a |
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school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.060, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The review conducted under Subsection (a) must |
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include a comparison of the reports and paperwork required by state |
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law and the reports and paperwork required by federal law. The |
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commissioner shall eliminate any reports or paperwork required by |
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state law that duplicate the content of reports or paperwork also |
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required by federal law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.201(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The duties of the superintendent include: |
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(1) assuming administrative responsibility and |
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leadership for the planning, organization, operation, supervision, |
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and evaluation of the education programs, services, and facilities |
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of the district and for the annual performance appraisal of the |
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district's staff; |
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(2) except as provided by Section 11.202, assuming |
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administrative authority and responsibility for the assignment, |
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supervision, and evaluation of all personnel of the district other |
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than the superintendent; |
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(3) overseeing compliance with the standards for |
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school facilities established by the commissioner under Section |
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46.008; |
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(4) initiating the termination or suspension of an |
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employee or the nonrenewal of an employee's term contract; |
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(5) managing the day-to-day operations of the district |
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as its administrative manager, including implementing and |
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monitoring plans, procedures, programs, and systems to achieve |
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clearly defined and desired results in major areas of district |
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operations; |
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(6) preparing and submitting to the board of trustees |
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a proposed budget as provided by Section 44.002 and rules adopted |
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under that section, and administering the budget; |
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(7) preparing recommendations for policies to be |
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adopted by the board of trustees and overseeing the implementation |
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of adopted policies; |
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(8) developing or causing to be developed appropriate |
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administrative regulations to implement policies established by |
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the board of trustees; |
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(9) providing leadership for the attainment and, if |
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necessary, improvement of student performance in the district based |
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on the indicators adopted under Sections 39.053 and 39.301 and |
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other indicators adopted by the commissioner or the district's |
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board of trustees; |
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(10) organizing the district's central |
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administration; |
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(11) consulting with the district-level committee as |
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required under Section 11.252(f); |
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(12) ensuring: |
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(A) adoption of a student code of conduct as |
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required under Section 37.001 and enforcement of that code of |
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conduct; and |
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(B) adoption and enforcement of other student |
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disciplinary rules and procedures as necessary; |
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(13) submitting reports as required by state or |
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federal law, rule, or regulation, and ensuring that a copy of any |
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report required by federal law, rule, or regulation is also |
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delivered to the agency; |
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(14) providing joint leadership with the board of |
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trustees to ensure that the responsibilities of the board and |
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superintendent team are carried out; and |
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(15) performing any other duties assigned by action of |
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the board of trustees. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |