86R14322 TSS-D
By: Beckley H.B. No. 4093
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring a duty-free lunch period for certain public
school personnel.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 21.405(a) and (c), Education Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), each classroom
teacher, [or] full-time librarian, full-time school counselor
certified under Subchapter B, or full-time school nurse is entitled
to at least a 30-minute lunch period free from all duties and
responsibilities connected with the instruction and supervision of
students. Each school district may set flexible or rotating
schedules for each classroom teacher, [or] full-time librarian,
full-time school counselor, or full-time school nurse in the
district for the implementation of the duty-free lunch period.
(c) If necessary because of a personnel shortage, extreme
economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance,
a school district may require a classroom teacher, [or] librarian,
school counselor, or school nurse entitled to a duty-free lunch to
supervise students during lunch. A classroom teacher, [or]
librarian, school counselor, or school nurse may not be required to
supervise students under this subsection more than one day in any
school week. The commissioner by rule shall prescribe guidelines
for determining what constitutes a personnel shortage, extreme
economic conditions, or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance
for purposes of this subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
school year.
SECTION 3. 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, 2019.