Amend HB 4124 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:

SECTION ___.  Section 11.1511(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b)  The board shall:

(1)  seek to establish working relationships with other public entities to make effective use of community resources and to serve the needs of public school students in the community;

(2)  adopt a vision statement and comprehensive goals for the district and the superintendent and monitor progress toward those goals;

(3)  establish performance goals for the district concerning:

(A)  the academic and fiscal performance indicators under Subchapters C, D, and J, Chapter 39; and

(B)  any performance indicators adopted by the district;

(4)  ensure that the superintendent:

(A)  is accountable for achieving performance results;

(B)  recognizes performance accomplishments; and

(C)  takes action as necessary to meet performance goals;

(5)  adopt a policy to establish a district- and campus-level planning and decision-making process as required under Section 11.251;

(6)  publish an annual educational performance report as required under Section 39.306;

(7)  adopt an annual budget for the district as required under Section 44.004;

(8)  adopt a tax rate each fiscal year as required under Section 26.05, Tax Code;

(9)  monitor district finances to ensure that the superintendent is properly maintaining the district's financial procedures and records;

(10)  ensure that district fiscal accounts are audited annually as required under Section 44.008;

(11)  publish an end-of-year financial report for distribution to the community;

(12)  conduct elections as required by law;

(13)  by rule, adopt a process through which district personnel, students or the parents or guardians of students, and members of the public may obtain a hearing from the district administrators and the board regarding a complaint that must:

(B)  unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, provide for a resolution of the complaint not later than 120 calendar days after the date on which the complaint was filed;

(14)  make decisions relating to terminating the employment of district employees employed under a contract to which Chapter 21 applies, including terminating or not renewing an employment contract to which that chapter applies; and

(15)  carry out other powers and duties as provided by this code or other law.

SECTION ___.  The board of trustees of a school district shall adopt a process for a hearing in accordance with Section 11.1511(b), Education Code, as amended by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act.