| 1 | 1 | | 81R11154 JRH-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Olivo H.B. No. 3573 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the duties of and qualifications for public school |
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| 8 | 8 | | principals. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 11.202(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (b) Each principal shall: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (1) except as provided by Subsection (d), approve all |
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| 14 | 14 | | teacher and staff appointments for that principal's campus from a |
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| 15 | 15 | | pool of applicants selected by the district or of applicants who |
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| 16 | 16 | | meet the hiring requirements established by the district, based on |
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| 17 | 17 | | criteria developed by the principal after informal consultation |
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| 18 | 18 | | with the faculty; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) set specific education objectives for the |
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| 20 | 20 | | principal's campus, through the planning process under Section |
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| 21 | 21 | | 11.253; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) develop budgets for the principal's campus; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) assume the administrative responsibility and |
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| 24 | 24 | | instructional leadership, under the supervision of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | superintendent, for discipline at the campus; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (5) assign, evaluate, and promote personnel assigned |
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| 27 | 27 | | to the campus; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (6) recommend to the superintendent the termination or |
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| 29 | 29 | | suspension of an employee assigned to the campus or the nonrenewal |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the term contract of an employee assigned to the campus; [and] |
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| 31 | 31 | | (7) ensure that each educator assigned to the campus |
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| 32 | 32 | | receives appropriate and sufficient professional development; |
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| 33 | 33 | | (8) ensure that each teacher assigned to the campus |
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| 34 | 34 | | has the necessary educational and related materials for the teacher |
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| 35 | 35 | | to accomplish the teacher's assigned duties; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (9) ensure that the campus personnel, facilities, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | grounds are managed in a manner that serves excellence in |
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| 38 | 38 | | instruction in a safe and clean environment; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | (10) perform other duties assigned by the |
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| 40 | 40 | | superintendent pursuant to the policy of the board of trustees. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 2. Section 21.046(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 42 | 42 | | read as follows: |
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| 43 | 43 | | (b) The qualifications for certification as a principal |
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| 44 | 44 | | must be sufficiently flexible so that an outstanding teacher may |
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| 45 | 45 | | qualify by substituting approved experience and professional |
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| 46 | 46 | | training for part of the educational requirements. Supervised and |
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| 47 | 47 | | approved on-the-job experience in addition to required internship |
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| 48 | 48 | | shall be accepted in lieu of classroom hours. The qualifications |
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| 49 | 49 | | must emphasize: |
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| 50 | 50 | | (1) instructional leadership; |
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| 51 | 51 | | (2) administration, supervision, and communication |
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| 52 | 52 | | skills; |
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| 53 | 53 | | (3) curriculum and instruction management; |
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| 54 | 54 | | (4) performance evaluation; |
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| 55 | 55 | | (5) organization; [and] |
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| 56 | 56 | | (6) fiscal management; |
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| 57 | 57 | | (7) professional development; |
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| 58 | 58 | | (8) human resources management; |
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| 59 | 59 | | (9) employment law; and |
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| 60 | 60 | | (10) local, state, and national workplace safety |
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| 61 | 61 | | standards. |
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| 62 | 62 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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