SRC-TAG H.B. 1440 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1440
78R6499 KKA-FBy: Eissler (Van De Putte)
Education
5/8/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires all teachers to undergo an appraisal every year.
However, this provision fails to permit an administrator to reduce the
frequency of appraisals for a teacher with a history of satisfactory or
better performance, and who has no identified areas of performance
deficiency. H.B. 1440 amends the Education Code to provide for a
permissive exemption of certain teachers from the annual appraisal
requirement. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 21.203(a), Education Code, to provide that
Section 21.352(c) is an exception to the requirement that the employment
policies adopted by a school district board of trustees require a written
evaluation of each teacher at annual or more frequent intervals. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 21.352(c), Education Code, to require that a
teacher appraisal be completed at least once during each school year,
except that a teacher may be appraised less frequently if the teacher
agrees in writing and the teacher's most recent evaluation was
satisfactory and did not identify any area of deficiency.  

SECTION 3.  Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004
school year. 

SECTION 4.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.