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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that school districts notify employees |
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regarding entitlement to leave time in circumstances involving |
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assault. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Not later than the last day of the first week of |
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instruction for the fall semester of each school year, a school |
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district shall notify each district employee in writing of the |
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employee's rights under Subsection (b). The notification must |
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appear in bold-faced type using at least a 14-point font size. The |
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notification may be provided electronically or on paper. If a |
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district provides the notification by including it in an electronic |
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or paper version of an informational teacher handbook or other |
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informational handbook, the notification must appear on the first |
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page that immediately follows the table of contents. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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school year. |
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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, 2009. |