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
 
 
 
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.
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