H.B. 1112 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 1112
By: Crownover
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND

Currently, districts seeking an alternative to discharging a teacher
employed under a continuing contract, or terminating or nonrenewing a
teacher employed under a term contract, have limited options. They may
return the teacher to probationary contract status, but only with the
teacher's consent, and only when such consent is given after the district
has provided prior written notice to the teacher of their intent to
otherwise discharge, terminate, or nonrenew.  
 

PURPOSE
 
House Bill 1112 creates contract status options for school districts faced
with a consistently poorperforming teacher in the classroom. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 


ANALYSIS

House Bill 1112  amends the Education Code to authorize a school district
to return a teacher to probationary contract status,  with the teacher's
consent, if the teacher receives prior written notice of the proposed
discharge, termination, or nonrenewal. The bill also authorizes a school
district to return a teacher to probationary contract status without the
teacher's permission if the teacher has been designated as a teacher in
need of assistance and the teacher's performance in one or more of four
specific evaluated areas has been determined to be unsatisfactory; or the
teacher has been designated as a teacher in need of assistance for two or
more consecutive years. 

The bill stipulates this Act applies only to an appraisal concerning
public school teacher performance during the 2003-2004 school year or a
later school year.  


EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003.