By: Rose H.B. No. 4191
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the required public notice of the names of and the
requirement that a school district of a certain size interview a
certain number of finalists for the position of superintendent of a
public school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.126, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 552.126. EXCEPTION: NAME OF APPLICANT FOR
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) Except as provided
by Subsection (b), the [The] name of an applicant for the position
of superintendent of a public school district is excepted from the
requirements of Section 552.021[, except that the board of trustees
must give public notice of the name or names of the finalists being
considered for the position at least 21 days before the date of the
meeting at which a final action or vote is to be taken on the
employment of the person].
(b) At least 21 days before the date of the meeting at which
a final action or vote is to be taken on the employment of an
applicant for the position of superintendent of a public school
district, the board of trustees must give public notice of:
(1) in districts larger in size than a small or
mid-sized district as defined by section 42.103 of the Texas
Education Code, the names of at least three finalists being
considered for the position, if the board of trustees interviewed
three people or more during the final round of interviews for the
position; or
(2) the name or names of all the finalists being
considered for the position, if the board of trustees interviewed
not more than two people during the final round of interviews for
the position.
(c) For purposes of this section, a person is a finalist for
the position of superintendent of a public school district if the
board of trustees interviewed the person during the final round of
interviews for the position.
SECTION 2. Section 11.201, Education Code, is amended by
adding Section 11.201 (b-1) to read as follows:
Sec. 11.201. SELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT. (b-1) In the
selection of a superintendent for a school district larger in size
than a small or mid-sized district as defined by section 42.103 of
the Texas Education Code, the school district must interview a
minimum of three candidates for the position of superintendent.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies with
respect to notice of a meeting held on or after October 1, 2009.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.