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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the resignation of a public school teacher employed |
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under a term contract. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.210(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A teacher employed under a term contract may resign: |
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(1) [,] with the consent of the board of trustees or |
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the board's designee, at any other time; or |
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(2) at any time during which a state of emergency or |
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state of disaster has been declared by the governor or the president |
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of the United States or a pandemic has been declared by the World |
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Health Organization: |
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(A) for the geographic area in which the school |
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district that employs the teacher is located; or |
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(B) that may reasonably be anticipated to impact |
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or jeopardize the teacher's health or well-being. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2021. |