H.B. 1168 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 1168
By: Madden
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

Across Texas, many professional employees in the public school system have
dual assignments, serving as classroom teachers and as athletic coaches in
extracurricular activities. Section 21.353, Education Code, requires that
any teacher who directs extracurricular activities in addition to
performing classroom teaching duties be evaluated exclusively on classroom
teaching performance. 


PURPOSE

House Bill 1168 permits school districts to evaluate their professional
employees beyond the classroom and take into consideration all aspects of
his or her assignments. 


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 1168 amends the Education Code by repealing Section 21.353
which stipulates that a teacher who directs extracurricular activities in
addition to performing classroom teaching duties shall be appraised only
on the basis of classroom teaching performance and not on performance in
connection with extracurricular activities. 


EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003.