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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorization to make an audio recording of a meeting or |
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proceeding arising from a grievance reported by a public school |
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employee. |
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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 that an |
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audio recording may be made of any meeting or proceeding at which |
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the substance of a grievance that complies with the policy is |
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investigated or discussed. The recording may be made by a district |
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employee present at the meeting or proceeding or by the person |
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conducting the meeting or proceeding. If a recording is made, each |
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district employee or other person present at the meeting or |
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proceeding must be informed before the recording begins that the |
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recording will occur. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |