By Johnson H.B. No. 2342 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a right for teachers who have been terminated or 1-3 nonrenewed pursuant to a reduction in force to be offered a 1-4 position for which they are certified. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Chapter 13, Subchapter C, Education Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 13.118 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 13.118. REDUCTIONS IN FORCE. (a) If a school district 1-9 releases an employee pursuant to Section 13.110(6), the district 1-10 shall offer the employee any professional position for which the 1-11 employee is certified that may become vacant or available in the 1-12 district in the ensuing school year. 1-13 SECTION 2. Chapter 21, Subchapter G, Education Code, 1-14 is amended by adding Section 21.212 to read as follows: 1-15 Sec. 21.212. REDUCTIONS IN FORCE. (a) If a school district 1-16 nonrenews or terminates any certified employee pursuant to a 1-17 reduction in force for financial reasons, the district shall offer 1-18 the employee any professional position for which the employee is 1-19 certified that may become vacant or available in the district in 1-20 the current or ensuing school year. 1-21 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-22 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-23 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.