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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline for providing notice to public school |
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teachers regarding renewal or nonrenewal of term contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.206, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) This subsection applies only to the renewal or |
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nonrenewal of a contract for the 2011-2012 or 2012-2013 school |
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year. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not |
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later than the 10th day after the last day of instruction in the |
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school year, the board of trustees shall notify in writing each |
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teacher whose contract is about to expire whether the board |
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proposes to renew or not renew the contract. This subsection |
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expires September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 2. If this Act takes effect on or before April 13, |
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2011, the change in law made by this Act applies to a contract for |
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the 2011-2012 or 2012-2013 school year. If this Act takes effect |
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after April 13, 2011, the change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to a contract for the 2012-2013 school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |