Bill Text: TX SB1317 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the earliest day a public school teacher may be required to report for service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-17 - Not again placed on intent calendar [SB1317 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB1317-Introduced.html
  85R8497 MEW-D
 
  By: Uresti S.B. No. 1317
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the earliest day a school district may require a teacher
  to report for service and information regarding required teacher
  attendance on noninstructional days.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Sections 21.010 and 21.011 to read as follows:
         Sec. 21.010.  FIRST DAY OF TEACHER SERVICE. A school
  district may not require a teacher to report for service at the
  beginning of a school year earlier than the seventh business day
  before the first day that instruction will be provided to students.
         Sec. 21.011.  NOTICE OF REQUIRED MEETINGS OR TRAINING. Not
  later than the last day for a teacher's resignation under Section
  21.105, 21.160, or 21.210, a school district shall notify each
  district teacher of any meetings or training that the teacher would
  be required to attend that is scheduled to occur on
  noninstructional days in the following school year.
         SECTION 2.  Sections 21.010 and 21.011, Education Code, as
  added by this Act, apply beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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