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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief |
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executive officers of school districts and open-enrollment charter |
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schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.201, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A school district may not enter into an employment |
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contract with a superintendent that provides to the superintendent |
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an annual salary in an amount that is greater than: |
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(1) if the district was assigned an overall |
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performance rating of D or F for the most recent school year in |
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which a performance rating was assigned, the amount of the average |
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salary paid to classroom teachers with the highest 10 percent of |
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annual salaries for classroom teachers in the district; |
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(2) if the district was assigned an overall |
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performance rating of C for the most recent school year in which a |
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performance rating was assigned, one and a half times the amount of |
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the average salary paid to classroom teachers with the highest 10 |
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percent of annual salaries for classroom teachers in the district; |
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(3) if the district was assigned an overall |
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performance rating of B for the most recent school year in which a |
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performance rating was assigned, twice the amount of the average |
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salary paid to classroom teachers with the highest 10 percent of |
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annual salaries for classroom teachers in the district; or |
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(4) if the district was assigned an overall |
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performance rating of A for the most recent school year in which a |
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performance rating was assigned, three times the amount of the |
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average salary paid to classroom teachers with the highest 10 |
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percent of annual salaries for classroom teachers in the district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.136, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.136. [POSTING OF] CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SALARY. |
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An open-enrollment charter school: |
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(1) may not enter into an employment contract with a |
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superintendent or, as applicable, an administrator serving as |
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educational leader and chief executive officer that provides to the |
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superintendent or administrator an annual salary in an amount that |
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is greater than the amount of an annual salary that a school |
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district assigned the same overall performance rating as the school |
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for the most recent school year in which a performance rating was |
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assigned would be permitted to pay to a superintendent under |
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Section 11.201(b-1); and |
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(2) shall post on the school's Internet website the |
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salary of the school's superintendent or, as applicable, of the |
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administrator serving as educational leader and chief executive |
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officer. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies to an employment contract that |
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is entered into on or after September 1, 2026. An employment |
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contract that is entered into before September 1, 2026, is governed |
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by the law as it existed at the time the contract was entered into, |
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and the former law remains in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |