81R11154 JRH-D
By: Olivo H.B. No. 3573
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the duties of and qualifications for public school
principals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.202(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) Each principal shall:
(1) except as provided by Subsection (d), approve all
teacher and staff appointments for that principal's campus from a
pool of applicants selected by the district or of applicants who
meet the hiring requirements established by the district, based on
criteria developed by the principal after informal consultation
with the faculty;
(2) set specific education objectives for the
principal's campus, through the planning process under Section
11.253;
(3) develop budgets for the principal's campus;
(4) assume the administrative responsibility and
instructional leadership, under the supervision of the
superintendent, for discipline at the campus;
(5) assign, evaluate, and promote personnel assigned
to the campus;
(6) recommend to the superintendent the termination or
suspension of an employee assigned to the campus or the nonrenewal
of the term contract of an employee assigned to the campus; [and]
(7) ensure that each educator assigned to the campus
receives appropriate and sufficient professional development;
(8) ensure that each teacher assigned to the campus
has the necessary educational and related materials for the teacher
to accomplish the teacher's assigned duties;
(9) ensure that the campus personnel, facilities, and
grounds are managed in a manner that serves excellence in
instruction in a safe and clean environment; and
(10) perform other duties assigned by the
superintendent pursuant to the policy of the board of trustees.
SECTION 2. Section 21.046(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The qualifications for certification as a principal
must be sufficiently flexible so that an outstanding teacher may
qualify by substituting approved experience and professional
training for part of the educational requirements. Supervised and
approved on-the-job experience in addition to required internship
shall be accepted in lieu of classroom hours. The qualifications
must emphasize:
(1) instructional leadership;
(2) administration, supervision, and communication
skills;
(3) curriculum and instruction management;
(4) performance evaluation;
(5) organization; [and]
(6) fiscal management;
(7) professional development;
(8) human resources management;
(9) employment law; and
(10) local, state, and national workplace safety
standards.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.