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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to planning and preparation time for public school |
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classroom teachers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.404, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.404. PLANNING AND PREPARATION TIME. Each classroom |
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teacher is entitled to at least 900 [450] minutes within each |
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two-week period for instructional preparation, including |
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parent-teacher conferences, evaluating students' work, and |
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planning. A planning and preparation period under this section may |
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not be less than 45 minutes within the instructional day. During a |
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planning and preparation period, a classroom teacher may not be |
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required to participate in any other activity. |
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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. |