SRC-MWN S.B. 1726 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1726
By: Cain
Education
4/10/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires school districts to hire teachers under a probationary
contract if that person is hired from outside the district, regardless of
the number of years of experience as a teacher. As proposed, S.B. 1726
allows a school district to hire a teacher under a continuing contract as
long as the teacher has at least three years of experience within the last
ten years. 

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 require a person
who is employed as a teacher by a school district for the first time, or
who has not been employed by the district for two consecutive school years
subsequent to August 28, 1967, except as provided by Section 21.202(b), to
be employed under a probationary contract. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 21.202, Education Code, to require a teacher,
except as provided by Subsection (b) and before a teacher is authorized to
be employed under a term contract, to be employed under a probationary
contract for the period provided by Subchapter C. 

(b) Authorizes a school district to employ a person as a teacher under a
term contract if the person has at least three years of experience as a
public school teacher within the last 10 years, regardless of whether the
person is being employed by the school district for the first time or
whether a probationary contract would otherwise be required under Section
21.102. 

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

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