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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a reduction in required days of service for educators in |
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public schools under certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.401, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), an [An] educator |
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employed under a 10-month contract must provide a minimum of 187 |
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days of service. |
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(c-1) If a school district anticipates providing less than |
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180 days of instruction for students during a school year, as |
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indicated by the district's academic calendar, the district may |
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reduce the number of days of service required by this section |
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proportionately. A reduction by the district does not reduce an |
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educator's salary. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.401, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract executed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract executed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the contract was executed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2017. |