Amend CSSB 8 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike amended Section 21.103(a), Education Code (page 2, line 24, through page 3, line 7), and substitute the following:

(a)  The board of trustees of a school district may terminate the employment of a teacher employed under a probationary contract at the end of the contract period if in the board's judgment the best interests of the district will be served by terminating the employment. The board of trustees must give notice of its decision to terminate the employment to the teacher not later than the 10th [45th] day before the last day of instruction required under the contract. The board's decision is final and may not be appealed.

(2)  In SECTION 6 of the bill, strike amended Section 21.206(a), Education Code (page 4, lines 17-23), and substitute the following:

(a)  Not later than the 10th [45th] day before the last day of instruction in a school year, the board of trustees shall notify in writing each teacher whose contract is about to expire whether the board proposes to renew or not renew the contract.