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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting school districts from requiring or coercing |
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teachers to make charitable contributions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 21.4071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.4071. REQUIRING OR COERCING TEACHERS TO MAKE |
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CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A school district board of trustees |
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or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require |
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or coerce any teacher to: |
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(1) make a contribution to a charitable organization |
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or in response to a fund-raiser; or |
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(2) attend a meeting called for the purpose of |
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soliciting charitable contributions. |
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(b) A school district board of trustees or school district |
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employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any |
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teacher to refrain from: |
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(1) making a contribution to a charitable organization |
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or in response to a fund-raiser; or |
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(2) attending a meeting called for the purpose of |
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soliciting charitable contributions. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |