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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the ability of public school employees to communicate |
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with members of a school district board of trustees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.163, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The employment policy may not restrict the ability of a |
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school district employee to communicate directly with a member of |
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the board of trustees regarding a matter relating to the operation |
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of the district, except that the policy may prohibit ex parte |
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communication relating to: |
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(1) a hearing under Subchapter E or F, Chapter 21; and |
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(2) another appeal or hearing in which ex parte |
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communication would be inappropriate pending a final decision by a |
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school district board of trustees. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |