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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the salary of the superintendent of the Texas School for |
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the Deaf. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 30.053(d), of the Education Code is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 30.053. SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE |
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DEAF. |
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(a) The superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf is |
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appointed by the governing board of the school. |
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(b) The superintendent must: |
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(1) hold an advanced degree in the field of education; |
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(2) have teaching and administrative experience in |
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programs serving students who are deaf; and |
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(3) satisfy any other requirements the board |
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establishes. |
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(c) The superintendent may reside at the school. |
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(d) The board shall annually establish the superintendent's |
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salary. The annual salary may not exceed 120 percent of the annual
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salary of the highest paid instructional administrator at the
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school.
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(e) The superintendent is the chief administrative officer |
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of the school. The superintendent shall take any necessary and |
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appropriate action to carry out the functions and purposes of the |
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school according to any general policy the board prescribes. |
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(f) The superintendent may provide directly to a parent or |
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guardian of a student written information regarding: |
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(1) the availability of a program offered by a state |
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institution for which the student may be eligible; |
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(2) any eligibility and admission requirements |
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imposed by the state institution; and |
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(3) the rights of a student regarding admission to the |
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state institution and appeal of an admission decision. |
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SECTION 2. This act takes effect September 1, 2017. |