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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to termination or suspension without pay of certain school |
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district employees. |
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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 22.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.008. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF EDUCATIONAL |
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SUPPORT EMPLOYEES. (a) In this section, "educational support |
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employee" means an employee of a school district who is not entitled |
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under Section 21.002 to be employed under a contract. |
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(b) A person who proposes to terminate the employment of or |
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suspend without pay an educational support employee must present |
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the employee with written notice that includes a statement of the |
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grounds for the proposed action and any other material facts |
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related to the proposed action. |
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(c) The superintendent must review the grounds for the |
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proposed termination of the employment or suspension without pay of |
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an educational support employee and any other material facts |
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related to the proposed action. On timely written request of the |
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educational support employee, the superintendent must conduct a |
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termination or suspension review proceeding that allows the |
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employee to respond to the proposed action orally and in writing. |
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The superintendent may designate a school district administrator to |
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perform the superintendent's duties under this subsection. An |
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administrator designated under this subsection must be a superior |
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of the educational support employee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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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, 2017. |