SRC-MSY S.B. 1232 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1232
By: Wentworth
Education
3/23/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, school districts may fill open positions before
notifying existing staff that the positions were available.  As proposed,
S.B. 1232 requires a school district to post job vacancies in a public
place for 10 days before filling a position, and requires all current
employees to be given an opportunity to apply for open positions. 

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 11.163, Education Code, by adding Subsection
(d) to require the school district employment policy to provide that all
job vacancies be posted for at least 10 working days by the district in a
place readily accessible to the public and that all current employees be
given an opportunity to apply for open positions. 

SECTION 2.  Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004
school year. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.