By: Weber, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Jackson) H.B. No. 1682
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2011;
April 29, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on
Education; May 11, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 11, 2011, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting school districts from requiring or coercing
school district employees to make charitable contributions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 22.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 22.011. REQUIRING OR COERCING EMPLOYEES TO MAKE
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A school district board of trustees
or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require
or coerce any school district employee to:
(1) make a contribution to a charitable organization
or in response to a fund-raiser; or
(2) attend a meeting called for the purpose of
soliciting charitable contributions.
(b) A school district board of trustees or school district
employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any
school district employee to refrain from:
(1) making a contribution to a charitable organization
or in response to a fund-raiser; or
(2) attending a meeting called for the purpose of
soliciting charitable contributions.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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