Bill Text: TX HB1208 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the deadline for providing notice to public school teachers regarding renewal or nonrenewal of term contracts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-01 - Referred to Public Education [HB1208 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB1208-Introduced.html
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| By: Martinez Fischer | H.B. No. 1208 | |
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| relating to the deadline for providing notice to public school | ||
| teachers regarding renewal or nonrenewal of term contracts. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 21.206, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
| (d) This subsection applies only to the renewal or | ||
| nonrenewal of a contract for the 2011-2012 or 2012-2013 school | ||
| year. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not | ||
| later than the 10th day after the last day of instruction in the | ||
| school year, the board of trustees shall notify in writing each | ||
| teacher whose contract is about to expire whether the board | ||
| proposes to renew or not renew the contract. This subsection | ||
| expires September 1, 2013. | ||
| SECTION 2. If this Act takes effect on or before April 13, | ||
| 2011, the change in law made by this Act applies to a contract for | ||
| the 2011-2012 or 2012-2013 school year. If this Act takes effect | ||
| after April 13, 2011, the change in law made by this Act applies | ||
| only to a contract for the 2012-2013 school year. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
