| 1 | 1 | | By: González of El Paso H.B. No. 4145 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the salary of the superintendent of the Texas School for |
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| 7 | 7 | | the Deaf. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 30.053(d), of the Education Code is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 30.053. SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE |
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| 12 | 12 | | DEAF. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) The superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf is |
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| 14 | 14 | | appointed by the governing board of the school. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The superintendent must: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) hold an advanced degree in the field of education; |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) have teaching and administrative experience in |
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| 18 | 18 | | programs serving students who are deaf; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (3) satisfy any other requirements the board |
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| 20 | 20 | | establishes. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c) The superintendent may reside at the school. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (d) The board shall annually establish the superintendent's |
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| 23 | 23 | | salary. The annual salary may not exceed 120 percent of the annual |
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| 24 | 24 | | salary of the highest paid instructional administrator at the |
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| 25 | 25 | | school. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (e) The superintendent is the chief administrative officer |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the school. The superintendent shall take any necessary and |
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| 28 | 28 | | appropriate action to carry out the functions and purposes of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | school according to any general policy the board prescribes. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (f) The superintendent may provide directly to a parent or |
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| 31 | 31 | | guardian of a student written information regarding: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) the availability of a program offered by a state |
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| 33 | 33 | | institution for which the student may be eligible; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) any eligibility and admission requirements |
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| 35 | 35 | | imposed by the state institution; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | (3) the rights of a student regarding admission to the |
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| 37 | 37 | | state institution and appeal of an admission decision. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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