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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the term of probationary contracts for certain public |
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school teachers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.102(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A probationary contract may not be for a term exceeding |
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one school year. The probationary contract may be renewed for two |
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additional one-year periods, for a maximum permissible |
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probationary contract period of three school years, except that the |
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probationary period may not exceed two years [one year] for a person |
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who has been employed as a teacher in public education for at least |
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five of the eight years preceding employment by the district. |
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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. |