78R3524 BDH-D

By:  Eissler                                                      H.B. No. 1023


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the minimum number of days of service for public school teachers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 21.401(b) and (c), Education Code, are repealed. SECTION 2. Section 30.022(f), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) Before the beginning of each fiscal year, the board shall adopt a calendar for the school's operation that provides for at least [: [(1)] the minimum number of days of instruction required by Section 25.081 [; and [(2) the minimum number of days of service required by Section 21.401]. SECTION 3. Section 30.052(f), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) Before the beginning of each fiscal year, the board shall adopt a calendar for the school's operation that provides for at least [: [(1)] the minimum number of days of instruction required by Section 25.081 [; and [(2) the minimum number of days of service required by Section 21.401]. SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004 school year. SECTION 5. 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.