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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required public notice of the names of and the |
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requirement that a school district of a certain size interview a |
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certain number of finalists for the position of superintendent of a |
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public school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.126, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.126. EXCEPTION: NAME OF APPLICANT FOR |
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SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) Except as provided |
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by Subsection (b), the [The] name of an applicant for the position |
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of superintendent of a public school district is excepted from the |
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requirements of Section 552.021[, except that the board of trustees
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must give public notice of the name or names of the finalists being
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considered for the position at least 21 days before the date of the
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meeting at which a final action or vote is to be taken on the
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employment of the person]. |
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(b) At least 21 days before the date of the meeting at which |
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a final action or vote is to be taken on the employment of an |
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applicant for the position of superintendent of a public school |
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district, the board of trustees must give public notice of: |
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(1) in districts larger in size than a small or |
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mid-sized district as defined by section 42.103 of the Texas |
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Education Code, the names of at least three finalists being |
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considered for the position, if the board of trustees interviewed |
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three people or more during the final round of interviews for the |
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position; or |
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(2) the name or names of all the finalists being |
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considered for the position, if the board of trustees interviewed |
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not more than two people during the final round of interviews for |
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the position. |
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(c) For purposes of this section, a person is a finalist for |
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the position of superintendent of a public school district if the |
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board of trustees interviewed the person during the final round of |
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interviews for the position. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.201, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 11.201 (b-1) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.201. SELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT. (b-1) In the |
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selection of a superintendent for a school district larger in size |
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than a small or mid-sized district as defined by section 42.103 of |
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the Texas Education Code, the school district must interview a |
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minimum of three candidates for the position of superintendent. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies with |
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respect to notice of a meeting held on or after October 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |