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By: Weber, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Jackson) |
H.B. No. 1682 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2011; |
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April 29, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 11, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 11, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting school districts from requiring or coercing |
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school district employees to make charitable contributions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.011. REQUIRING OR COERCING EMPLOYEES TO MAKE |
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CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A school district board of trustees |
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or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require |
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or coerce any school district employee to: |
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(1) make a contribution to a charitable organization |
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or in response to a fund-raiser; or |
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(2) attend a meeting called for the purpose of |
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soliciting charitable contributions. |
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(b) A school district board of trustees or school district |
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employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any |
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school district employee to refrain from: |
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(1) making a contribution to a charitable organization |
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or in response to a fund-raiser; or |
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(2) attending a meeting called for the purpose of |
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soliciting charitable contributions. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |
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