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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to audio recordings of certain grievance proceedings or |
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meetings by school district employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.171, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.171. SCHOOL DISTRICT GRIEVANCE POLICY. (a) A |
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school district grievance policy must permit a school district |
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employee to report a grievance against a supervisor that alleges |
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the supervisor's violation of the law in the workplace or the |
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supervisor's unlawful harassment of the employee to a supervisor |
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other than the supervisor against whom the employee intends to |
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report the grievance. |
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(b) A school district grievance policy must permit a |
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grievant to make an audio recording of any meeting or proceeding at |
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which the substance of a grievance that complies with the policy is |
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investigated or discussed, provided that the grievant gives three |
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working days notice of the intention to make the audio recording to |
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the person considering the grievance. The implementation of this |
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subsection may not result in a delay of any timelines provided by |
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the grievance policy and does not require the district to provide |
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equipment for the grievant to make the recording. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |