Amend CSSB 27 (senate committee report) as follows:

(1)  In the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, lines 27 and 28), between "by" and "adding", insert "amending Subsections (d) and (e) and".

(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 11.1513, Education Code (page 1, between lines 28 and 29), insert the following:

(d)  The employment policy must provide that not later than the fifth [10th] school day before the date on which a district fills a vacant position for which a certificate or license is required as provided by Section 21.003, other than a position that affects the safety and security of students as determined by the board of trustees, the district must provide to each current district employee:

(1)  notice of the position by posting the position on:

(A)  a bulletin board at:

(i)  a place convenient to the public in the district's central administrative office; and

(ii)  the central administrative office of each campus in the district during any time the office is open; or

(B)  the district's Internet website, if the district has a website; and

(2)  a reasonable opportunity to apply for the position.

(e)  If, during the school year, the district must fill a vacant position held by a teacher, as defined by Section 21.201, in less than five [10] school days, the district:

(1)  must provide notice of the position in the manner described by Subsection (d)(1) as soon as possible after the vacancy occurs;

(2)  is not required to provide the notice for five [10] school days before filling the position; and

(3)  is not required to comply with Subsection (d)(2).

(3)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Sections 11.1513(d) and (e), Education Code, as amended by this Act, apply beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.