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House Bill 2563 |
House Author: Hancock |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Van de Putte |
House Bill 2563 adds and amends Education Code provisions relating to school district board of trustees powers and duties. The bill stipulates that a board may act only by majority vote of the members present at a meeting held in compliance with the state's open meetings law at which a quorum is present and voting; requires the meeting minutes, agenda, or recording to reflect each member's attendance at or absence from the meeting and to be publicly accessible; and prohibits a member from acting individually on the board's behalf unless specifically authorized to do so. The bill sets forth specific board powers and duties, lists additional superintendent duties, outlines specific areas where collaboration between the board and the district superintendent is required, and adds or amends provisions regarding other interactions between the board and the district superintendent, including with respect to the superintendent's employment and evaluation by the board, the employment of other district personnel by the board on its acceptance or rejection of the superintendent's recommendation regarding those personnel decisions, or the board's delegation of its authority to select district personnel to the superintendent. The bill also requires the minutes of the last regular board meeting held during a calendar year to reflect whether each trustee has met or is delinquent in meeting the training required to be completed as of the date of the meeting. The bill clarifies the prohibition against nepotism for regional education service centers by providing that, for purposes of all employees of each regional education service center, the executive director and each member of the center's board of directors are public officials subject to the state's nepotism laws.