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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to duty-free lunch periods for public school nurses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 21.405(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each classroom |
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teacher, full-time school nurse, or full-time librarian is entitled |
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to at least a 30-minute lunch period free from all duties and |
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responsibilities connected with the instruction and supervision of |
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students. Each school district may set flexible or rotating |
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schedules for each classroom teacher, full-time school nurse, or |
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full-time librarian in the district for the implementation of the |
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duty-free lunch period. |
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(c) If necessary because of a personnel shortage, extreme |
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economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance, |
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a school district may require a classroom teacher, nurse, or |
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librarian entitled to a duty-free lunch to supervise students |
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during lunch. A classroom teacher, nurse, or librarian may not be |
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required to supervise students under this subsection more than one |
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day in any school week. The commissioner by rule shall prescribe |
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guidelines for determining what constitutes a personnel shortage, |
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extreme economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen |
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circumstance for purposes of this subsection. |
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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, 2009. |