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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the termination of the contract of a superintendent of a |
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school district based on malfeasance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.201(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) For purposes of this subsection, "severance payment" |
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means any amount paid by the board of trustees of an independent |
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school district to or in behalf of a superintendent on early |
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termination of the superintendent's contract that exceeds the |
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amount earned by the superintendent under the contract as of the |
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date of termination, including any amount that exceeds the amount |
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of earned standard salary and benefits that is paid as a condition |
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of early termination of the contract. The board of trustees that |
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makes a severance payment to a superintendent shall report the |
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terms of the severance payment to the commissioner. The |
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commissioner shall reduce the district's Foundation School Program |
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funds by any amount that the amount of the severance payment to the |
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superintendent exceeds an amount equal to one year's salary and |
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benefits under the superintendent's terminated contract. The board |
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of trustees may not make any severance payment if the |
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superintendent's contract was terminated for cause under Section |
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21.211 or not renewed for cause or if the superintendent resigned in |
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lieu of termination or nonrenewal for cause. The commissioner may |
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adopt rules as necessary to administer this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |