By Dutton                                             H.B. No. 1249
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to certain information provided to public school employees
 1-3     whose employment is terminated.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 22.007 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 22.007.  STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND
 1-8     REMEDIES REQUIRED. On termination of the employment of any school
 1-9     district employee, the district shall provide to the employee a
1-10     written statement of any administrative procedures and remedies
1-11     required to be exhausted by the employee before the employee may
1-12     bring suit against the district for the termination.
1-13           SECTION 2. (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
1-14           (b)  The change in law made by this Act applies only to a
1-15     termination that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.
1-16     A termination that occurs before the effective date of this Act is
1-17     governed by the law in effect when the termination occurred, and
1-18     the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.