SRC-MWN S.B. 388 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 388
77R2702 BDH-DBy: Bivins
Education
2/9/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires that when a school district hires a principal from
outside the district, he or she must be hired under a probationary
contract, regardless of their years of experience as a principal. As
proposed, S.B. 388 allows a school district to hire a principal under a
continuing contract as long as the principal has at least 5 years of
experience. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 21.102(a), Education Code, to make a conforming
change to provide an exception. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 21.202, Education Code, to require the teacher to
be employed under a probationary contract for the period provided by
Subchapter C, except as provided by Subsection (b), before a teacher is
authorized to be employed under a term contract. Authorizes a school
district to employ a person as a principal under a term contract if the
person has at least five years of experience as a principal, regardless of
whether the person is being employed by the school district for the first
time or whether the person has been employed by the district for two
consecutive school years subsequent to August 28, 1967. 

SECTION 3. Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 2001-2002
school year. 

SECTION 4. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.