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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of and qualifications for public school |
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principals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.202(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Each principal shall: |
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(1) except as provided by Subsection (d), approve all |
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teacher and staff appointments for that principal's campus from a |
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pool of applicants selected by the district or of applicants who |
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meet the hiring requirements established by the district, based on |
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criteria developed by the principal after informal consultation |
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with the faculty; |
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(2) set specific education objectives for the |
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principal's campus, through the planning process under Section |
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11.253; |
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(3) develop budgets for the principal's campus; |
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(4) assume the administrative responsibility and |
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instructional leadership, under the supervision of the |
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superintendent, for discipline at the campus; |
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(5) assign, evaluate, and promote personnel assigned |
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to the campus; |
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(6) recommend to the superintendent the termination or |
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suspension of an employee assigned to the campus or the nonrenewal |
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of the term contract of an employee assigned to the campus; [and] |
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(7) ensure that each educator assigned to the campus |
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receives appropriate and sufficient professional development; |
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(8) ensure that each teacher assigned to the campus |
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has the necessary educational and related materials for the teacher |
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to accomplish the teacher's assigned duties; |
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(9) ensure that the campus personnel, facilities, and |
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grounds are managed in a manner that serves excellence in |
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instruction in a safe and clean environment; and |
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(10) perform other duties assigned by the |
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superintendent pursuant to the policy of the board of trustees. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.046(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The qualifications for certification as a principal |
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must be sufficiently flexible so that an outstanding teacher may |
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qualify by substituting approved experience and professional |
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training for part of the educational requirements. Supervised and |
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approved on-the-job experience in addition to required internship |
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shall be accepted in lieu of classroom hours. The qualifications |
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must emphasize: |
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(1) instructional leadership; |
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(2) administration, supervision, and communication |
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skills; |
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(3) curriculum and instruction management; |
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(4) performance evaluation; |
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(5) organization; [and] |
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(6) fiscal management; |
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(7) professional development; |
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(8) human resources management; |
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(9) employment law; and |
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(10) local, state, and national workplace safety |
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standards. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |