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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of certain information to public school |
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employees whose employment is terminated. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.009. STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND |
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REMEDIES REQUIRED. A school district that terminates the |
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employment of a school district employee shall provide to the |
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employee a written statement of any administrative procedures and |
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remedies the employee must exhaust before the employee may bring |
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suit against the district for the termination. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.009, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a termination that occurs on or after September |
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1, 2009. A termination that occurs before September 1, 2009, is |
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governed by the law in effect when the termination occurred, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |