By McReynolds                                          H.B. No. 809
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the use of public school educators' days of service for
 1-3     which instruction is not required.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 11.253(e), Education Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           (e)  In accordance with the administrative procedures
 1-8     established under Section 11.251(b), the campus-level committee
 1-9     shall be involved in decisions in the areas of planning, budgeting,
1-10     curriculum, staffing patterns, staff development, and school
1-11     organization.  The campus-level committee must approve:
1-12                 (1)  the use of educators' days of service for which
1-13     instruction is not required; and
1-14                 (2)  the portions of the campus plan addressing campus
1-15     staff development needs.
1-16           SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2001-2002
1-17     school year.
1-18           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-21     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.