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AN ACT
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relating to audio recordings of certain grievance proceedings or |
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meetings by school district employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.171, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.171. SCHOOL DISTRICT GRIEVANCE POLICY. (a) A |
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school district grievance policy must permit a school district |
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employee to report a grievance against a supervisor that alleges |
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the supervisor's violation of the law in the workplace or the |
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supervisor's unlawful harassment of the employee to a supervisor |
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other than the supervisor against whom the employee intends to |
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report the grievance. |
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(b) A school district grievance policy must permit an |
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employee who reports a grievance to make an audio recording of any |
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meeting or proceeding at which the substance of a grievance that |
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complies with the policy is investigated or discussed. The |
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implementation of this subsection may not result in a delay of any |
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timeline provided by the grievance policy and does not require the |
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district to provide equipment for the employee to make the |
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recording. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2512 was passed by the House on April |
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9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2512 on May 18, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2512 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |