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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions on written information required to be |
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provided by school districts and public school teachers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.060, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to the requirements otherwise prescribed by |
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this section, the commissioner shall adopt policies that result in |
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a reduction of at least 10 percent in the total amount of written |
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paperwork, reports, and other information that a school district is |
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required by the agency to prepare, as determined in comparison to |
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the total amount of written paperwork, reports, and other |
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information required to be prepared by a school district during the |
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2006-2007 school year. The policies must be implemented beginning |
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not later than the 2008-2009 school year. This subsection expires |
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September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.164, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) In addition to the requirements otherwise prescribed by |
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this section, the board of trustees of each school district shall |
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adopt policies that result in a reduction of at least 10 percent in |
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the total amount of written information that a teacher is required |
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to prepare, as determined in comparison to the total amount of |
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written information required to be prepared by a teacher during the |
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2006-2007 school year. A school district shall implement the |
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policies required by this subsection beginning not later than the |
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2008-2009 school year. This subsection expires September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |