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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exit audit of a school district and an exit interview |
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of a school district superintendent. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.038 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.038. EXIT AUDIT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ON DEPARTURE OF |
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SUPERINTENDENT. (a) On receipt by the commissioner of an exit |
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interview questionnaire for a superintendent submitted under |
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Section 11.2011(c), the agency shall conduct an exit audit of the |
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school district that employed the superintendent. |
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(b) In conducting the exit audit required by this section, |
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the agency shall assess the condition of the district at the time |
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the superintendent leaves employment according to criteria |
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established by the agency. The agency shall include in the criteria |
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consideration of whether, during the employment of the |
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superintendent, any complaints were made about the superintendent, |
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the district, or an employee of the district that relate to equal |
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opportunity for persons of all ethnic groups, for women, or for |
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persons with disabilities. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.2011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.2011. SUPERINTENDENT EXIT INTERVIEW. (a) The |
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board of trustees of a school district shall conduct an exit |
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interview with a superintendent who leaves the employment of the |
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district by resignation, by nonrenewal of a term contract under |
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Section 21.212, or by termination. |
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(b) The agency shall develop an exit interview |
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questionnaire for use under this section. The agency may base the |
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questionnaire on the questionnaire developed by the state auditor |
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under Section 651.007, Government Code. |
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(c) The board of trustees of a school district shall submit |
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to the commissioner a copy of the completed exit interview |
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questionnaire administered in accordance with this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |