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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required public notice of the names of a certain |
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number of finalists for the position of superintendent of a public |
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school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.126, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.126. EXCEPTION: NAME OF APPLICANT FOR |
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SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) Except as provided |
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by Subsection (b), the [The] name of an applicant for the position |
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of superintendent of a public school district is excepted from the |
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requirements of Section 552.021[, except that the board of trustees
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must give public notice of the name or names of the finalists being
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considered for the position at least 21 days before the date of the
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meeting at which a final action or vote is to be taken on the
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employment of the person]. |
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(b) At least 21 days before the date of the meeting at which |
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a final action or vote is to be taken on the employment of an |
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applicant for the position of superintendent of a public school |
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district, the board of trustees must give public notice of: |
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(1) the names of at least three finalists being |
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considered for the position, if the board of trustees interviewed |
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three people or more during the final round of interviews for the |
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position; or |
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(2) the name or names of all the finalists being |
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considered for the position, if the board of trustees interviewed |
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not more than two people during the final round of interviews for |
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the position. |
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(c) Before the public notice required by Subsection (b) is |
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posted, the board of trustees must give an applicant whose name will |
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be included in the public notice an opportunity to withdraw from |
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consideration for the position. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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with respect to notice of a meeting held on or after October 1, |
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2011. A notice of a meeting held before that date is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the notice is given, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |