77R13504 E                           
         By George                                             H.B. No. 3570
         Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3570:
         By Rangel                                         C.S.H.B. No. 3570
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the mentoring of certain teachers.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 824.602, Government Code, is amended by
 1-5     amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (m) and (n) to read
 1-6     as follows:
 1-7           (a)  Subject to Section 825.506, the retirement system may
 1-8     not, under Section 824.601, withhold a monthly benefit payment if
 1-9     the retiree is employed in a Texas public educational institution:
1-10                 (1)  as a substitute only with pay not more than the
1-11     daily rate of substitute pay established by the employer and, if
1-12     the retiree is a disability retiree, the employment has not
1-13     exceeded a total of 90 days in the school year;
1-14                 (2)  in a position, other than as a substitute, on no
1-15     more than a one-half time basis for the month;
1-16                 (3)  in one or more positions on as much as a full-time
1-17     basis, if the work occurs in not more than six months of a school
1-18     year that begins after the retiree's effective date of retirement;
1-19                 (4)  in a position, other than as a substitute, on no
1-20     more than a one-half time basis for no more than 90 days in the
1-21     school year, if the retiree is a disability retiree; [or]
1-22                 (5)  in a position as a classroom teacher on as much as
1-23     a full-time basis, if the retiree has retired under Section
1-24     824.202(a) without reduction for retirement at an early age, is
 2-1     certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, to teach
 2-2     the subjects assigned, is teaching in an acute shortage area as
 2-3     defined by the commissioner of education, and has been separated
 2-4     from service with all public schools for at least 12 months; or
 2-5                 (6)  in a position as a mentor for a classroom teacher
 2-6     on as much as a full-time basis, if the retiree has retired under
 2-7     Section 824.202(a) without reduction for retirement at an early
 2-8     age, is certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code,
 2-9     and has been separated from service with all public schools for at
2-10     least 12 months.
2-11           (m)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(6), a mentor for a
2-12     classroom teacher must have taught in a public school for at least
2-13     10 years and must have demonstrated:
2-14                 (1)  outstanding classroom teaching ability;
2-15                 (2)  talent in written and oral communications;
2-16                 (3)  the ability to work cooperatively and effectively
2-17     with other professional staff; and
2-18                 (4)  extensive knowledge of a variety of classroom
2-19     management and instructional techniques.
2-20           (n)  For purposes of a mentor for a classroom teacher
2-21     described by Subsection (a)(6), any information collected in the
2-22     mentoring process with regard to the teacher may not be used to
2-23     evaluate the teacher or to determine whether to dismiss the
2-24     teacher.
2-25           SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Section
2-26     824.602(a), Government Code, applies beginning with the 2001-2002
2-27     school year.
 3-1           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 3-2     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 3-3     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 3-4     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 3-5     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.