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78R3505 KKA-D

By:  Grusendorf                                                   H.B. No. 557



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to planning and preparation time for classroom teachers.             
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 21.404, Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:   
	Sec. 21.404.  PLANNING AND PREPARATION TIME.  Each full-time
classroom teacher is entitled to at least 450 minutes within each 
two-week period for instructional preparation, including 
parent-teacher conferences, evaluating students' work, and 
planning.  A planning and preparation period under this section may 
not be less than 45 minutes within the instructional day.  During a 
planning and preparation period, a classroom teacher may not be 
required to participate in any other activity.
	SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004 
school year.       
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.