HBA-MPM H.B. 2139 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2139
By: Gutierrez
Public Education
4/16/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Teachers and full-time librarians employed by public schools in this state
are required to work a set number of days based on a calendar which the
school board adopts as a provision of an employee's contract, and are
obligated to work any additional days as the board sees fit.  Teachers and
full-time librarians are therefore required to work extra days and are not
necessarily paid for this extra work. H.B. 2139 requires teachers and
full-time librarians to be paid for their extra days of service.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 21.402, Education Code, by amending Subsections
(a) and (f) and adding Subsection (g), as follows: 

(a)  Includes Subsection (f) among those listed as exceptions to the
provision that a school district (district) must pay a classroom teacher
(teacher) or full-time librarian (librarian) no less than the minimum
salary, based on the employee's level of experience, which is determined by
a specified formula. 

(f)  Provides that the minimum monthly salary of a teacher or librarian in
a district requiring more than the minimum number of days service required
under Section 21.401 (Minimum Service Required), Education Code, is equal
to the minimum monthly salary determined under this section, multiplied by
a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days service required
under Section 21.401 plus the number of additional days required by the
district and the denominator of which is the minimum number of days of
service required under Section 21.401. 

(g)  Created from existing Subsection (f). 

SECTION 2.  Makes this Act applicable beginning with the 1999-2000 school
year. 

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.