78R3513 SLO-D

By:  Madden                                                       H.B. No. 1169



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to evaluations of public school counselors.                          
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 21.356, Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:   
	Sec. 21.356.  EVALUATION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS.  The 
commissioner shall develop and periodically update a job 
description and an evaluation form for optional use by school 
districts in evaluating school counselors.  The board of trustees 
of a school district may elect to use the job description and 
evaluation form developed by the commissioner.  [The commissioner 
shall consult with state guidance counselor associations in the 
development and modification of the job description and the 
evaluation form.]
	SECTION 2.  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.