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


Senate Research CenterS.B. 1232
By: Wentworth
Education
4/11/2003
Committee Report (Amended)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, school districts may fill open positions before
notifying existing staff that the positions were available.  S.B. 1232
requires a school district to post job vacancies for which they had ample
notice 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), as follows: 

(d)  Requires 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.

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

In SECTION 1 of the bill, add a new Subsection (e), as follows: 

(e)  Provides that if a school district has less than 10 days notice
during the school year that a job vacancy will occur in a teaching
position, the district is required to post the job vacancy but is
authorized to proceed to fill the vacant position.