By: Earley H.B. No. 115
73R755 CAE-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the resignation of a teacher with a continuing or
1-3 probationary contract.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 13.116(a), Education Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 (a) Any teacher holding a continuing contract with any
1-8 school district, or holding a probationary contract with an
1-9 unexpired term continuing through the ensuing school year, may
1-10 relinquish the position and leave the employment of the district at
1-11 the end of any school year without penalty by written resignation
1-12 addressed to and filed with the board of trustees prior to July 15
1-13 <August 1>, preceding the end of the school year that the
1-14 resignation is to be effective. A written resignation mailed by
1-15 prepaid certified or registered mail to the superintendent of
1-16 schools of the district at the post office address of the district
1-17 shall be considered filed at time of mailing.
1-18 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 1993-1994
1-19 school year.
1-20 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.