SRC-JLB S.B. 1394 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1394
78R4667 KKA-DBy: Shapiro
Education
3/27/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides that the first time a principal is employed by a
school district is under a probationary contract for the first year of
employment, regardless of experience with other districts.  As proposed,
S.B. 1394 allows school districts the option of offering term contracts
the first year a principal is employed with the district if the individual
already has experience as a principal. 

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 21.102(a), Education Code, to require a person
who is employed as a teacher by a school district for the first time or
who has not been employed by the district for two consecutive school years
subsequent to August 28, 1967, to be employed under a probationary
contract, except as provided by Section 21.202(b). 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 21.202, Education Code, as follows:
 
Sec. 21.202.  PROBATIONARY CONTRACT REQUIRED.  (a)  Requires the teacher,
before he or she may be employed under a term contract, to be employed
under a probationary contract for the period provided by Subchapter C,
except as provided by Subsection (b). 
 
(b)  Authorizes a school district to employ a person as a principal under
a term contract if the person has experience as a public school principal,
regardless of whether the person is being employed by the school district
for the first time or whether a probationary contract would otherwise be
required under Section 21.102. 

SECTION 3.  Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004
school year. 
 
SECTION 4.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.