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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 name of each finalist |
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for the position of superintendent of a 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) The name of an |
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applicant for the position of superintendent of a public school |
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district is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021, |
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except that the board of trustees must give public notice of the |
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name or names of the finalists being considered for the position at |
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least 21 days before the date of the meeting at which a final action |
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or vote is to be taken on the employment of the person. |
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(b) 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. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |