| 1 | 1 | | 86R3360 CAE-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Huffman S.B. No. 458 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to training requirements for a member of the board of |
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| 8 | 8 | | trustees and the superintendent of an independent school district |
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| 9 | 9 | | regarding sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other maltreatment |
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| 10 | 10 | | of children. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 13 | 13 | | amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and |
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| 14 | 14 | | (e) to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (c) The State Board of Education shall require a trustee to |
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| 16 | 16 | | complete every two years at least: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) three hours of training [every two years] on |
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| 18 | 18 | | evaluating student academic performance; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) one hour of training on identifying and reporting |
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| 20 | 20 | | potential victims of sexual abuse, human trafficking, and other |
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| 21 | 21 | | maltreatment of children. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c-1) The training required by Subsection (c)(1) must be |
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| 23 | 23 | | research-based and designed to support the oversight role of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | board of trustees under Section 11.1515. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (c-2) A candidate for trustee may complete the training |
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| 26 | 26 | | required by Subsection (c) up to one year before the candidate is |
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| 27 | 27 | | elected. A new trustee shall complete the training within 120 days |
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| 28 | 28 | | after the date of the trustee's election or appointment. A |
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| 29 | 29 | | returning trustee shall complete the training by the second |
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| 30 | 30 | | anniversary of the completion of the trustee's previous training. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (e) For purposes of this section, "other maltreatment" has |
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| 32 | 32 | | the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. Section 21.054, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 34 | 34 | | adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (h) Continuing education requirements for a superintendent |
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| 36 | 36 | | must include at least 2-1/2 hours of training every five years on |
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| 37 | 37 | | identifying and reporting potential victims of sexual abuse, human |
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| 38 | 38 | | trafficking, and other maltreatment of children. For purposes of |
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| 39 | 39 | | this subsection, "other maltreatment" has the meaning assigned by |
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| 40 | 40 | | Section 42.002, Human Resources Code. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 3. A superintendent subject to continuing education |
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| 42 | 42 | | requirements immediately before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 43 | 43 | | not required to comply with the continuing education requirements |
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| 44 | 44 | | described by Section 21.054(h), Education Code, as added by this |
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| 45 | 45 | | Act, for any continuing education requirements period that ends |
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| 46 | 46 | | before January 1, 2021. |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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