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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to |
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employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.1051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.1051. PERSONNEL. (a) The chair of the board may: |
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(1) employ personnel as necessary to assist all |
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members of the board in performing the board's duties; |
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(2) prescribe the duties of personnel; |
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(3) compensate personnel through funds made available |
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by the legislature; and |
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(4) determine whether to promote, terminate, or take |
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any other employment action regarding personnel. |
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(b) An individual employed under this section is: |
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(1) eligible for membership in the employee class of |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas and eligible to |
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participate in the group benefits program under Chapter 1551, |
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Insurance Code; |
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(2) entitled to reimbursement through funds made |
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available by the legislature for actual and necessary expenses the |
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individual incurs in carrying out the individual's official duties; |
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and |
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(3) directly accountable to the chair. |
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(c) The agency shall provide administrative support, |
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including human resources, budgetary, accounting, purchasing, |
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payroll, information technology, and legal support services, to the |
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board as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |