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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information provided by a superintendent or principal |
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regarding the performance of a school district or campus employee |
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to a prospective employer of the employee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.201, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) A superintendent may provide information regarding the |
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performance of a current or former district employee to a |
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prospective employer of the employee. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.202, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A principal may provide information regarding the |
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performance of a current or former campus employee to a prospective |
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employer of the employee. |
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SECTION 3. Section 21.355, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.355. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), a [A] document evaluating the performance of a |
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teacher or administrator is confidential. |
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(b) The principal of a school or superintendent of a school |
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district may discuss information contained in a document evaluating |
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the performance of an educator currently or formerly employed by |
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the school or district with a prospective employer of the educator. |
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SECTION 4. Section 22.0511, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A principal or superintendent is not personally liable |
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for a statement made in good faith by the principal or |
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superintendent regarding the performance of a current or former |
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employee to a prospective employer. |
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SECTION 5. Section 22.0511, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to information provided by a superintendent |
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or principal to the prospective employer of a current or former |
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school district or campus employee on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. Information provided by a superintendent or principal to |
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the prospective employer of a current or former school district or |
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campus employee before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect at the time the information was provided, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |