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Amend HB 2971 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 21.355, Education Code (page 1, line 13), between "CONFIDENTIALITY." and "A document", insert "(a)".
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 21.355, Education Code (page 1, lines 14 and 15), strike ", including a teacher or administrator employed by and open-enrollment charter school,".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 21.355, Education Code (page 1, between lines 16 and 17), add Subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
(b) Subsection (a) applies to a teacher or administrator employed by an open-enrollment charter school regardless of whether the teacher or administrator is certified under Subchapter B.
(c) At the request of a school district or open-enrollment charter school at which a teacher or administrator has applied for employment, an open-enrollment charter school may give the requesting district or school a document evaluating the performance of a teacher or administrator employed by the school.