SRC-AMY S.B. 1095 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1095
78R6499 KKA-FBy: Van de Putte
Education
3/31/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law requires a teacher to be appraised every year,
limiting the flexibility of a campus administrator to perform less
frequent appraisals on a teacher with historically satisfactory appraisals
in order to be able to devote more time to appraisals for teachers whose
skills need improvement.  As proposed, S.B. 1095 authorizes a teacher's
appraisal to be performed less frequently than annually, if the teacher
agrees in writing and the most recent evaluation was satisfactory. 

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 include
provisions by Section 21.352(c) (Local Role), Education Code, as an
exception.  Makes a nonsubstantive change. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 21.352(c), Education Code, to provide an
exception to a required annual teacher appraisal, authorizing a teacher to
be appraised less frequently if the teacher agrees in writing, and the
most recent evaluation was satisfactory and did not identify any areas 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.