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