By: Hughes S.R. No. 543
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, Regular Session 2021, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 1356 (the participation by members of nonprofit
teacher organizations in a tutoring program for public school
students and related retirement benefits for certain tutors
participating in the program) to consider and take action on the
following matters:
(1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to
proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 33.913(a),
Education Code:
or a person who is not a member but meets the requirements under
Subsection (b)
Explanation: The addition is necessary to permit a person
who is not a member of a nonprofit teacher organization to
participate in the tutoring program.
(2) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (4) are suspended to permit
the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on
a matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
bill in proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, amending the text to added
Section 33.913(c), Education Code, to read as follows:
(c) The superintendent or chief executive officer of each
school district or open-enrollment charter school or the person
designated by the superintendent or chief executive officer
shall:
(1) oversee the tutoring program within the
district or school; and
(2) not later than the last day of each semester,
submit a report to the board of trustees of the district or the
governing body of the school that includes, with respect to that
semester:
(A) the number of active or retired teachers
who contacted the district or school to offer tutoring services
to students in the district or school; and
(B) the number of active or retired teachers
who were used by the district or school as a tutor on a volunteer
basis or employed by the district or school to provide tutoring
services for compensation.
Explanation: The changes are necessary to require the
chief executive officer of an open-enrollment charter school to
oversee the tutoring program and to require the superintendent or
chief executive officer of each school district or
open-enrollment charter school, or other person designated by
the school district or open-enrollment charter school, to submit
a report each semester regarding the tutoring program to the
board of trustees of the district or governing body of the
school.
(3) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (4) are suspended to permit
the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on
a matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
bill in proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, amending the text to added
Section 33.913(d), Education Code, to read as follows:
(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
may use any available local, state, or federal funds to provide
compensation to a person participating in the program as a tutor
who is providing tutoring for compensation under the program.
Explanation: The additions are necessary to allow a
school district or open-enrollment charter school to use local,
state, or federal funds to compensate a person providing tutoring
services under the program.
(4) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (4) are suspended to permit
the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on
a matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
bill in proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, amending the text to added
Section 33.913(e), Education Code, to read as follows:
(e) If an active or retired teacher who has been approved
for participation in the tutoring program contacts a school
district or open-enrollment charter school to provide tutoring
to students in the district or school and the district or school
needs tutoring assistance, the district or school may:
(1) if the teacher is providing tutoring services on
a volunteer basis, use the volunteer tutoring services provided
by the teacher; or
(2) if the district or school has local, state, or
federal funds for purposes of the tutoring program and the
teacher is providing tutoring services for compensation, employ
the teacher as a tutor.
Explanation: The additions are necessary to give school
districts and open-enrollment charter schools the discretion to,
if the teacher contacts the district or school and the district
or school needs tutoring assistance, use or employ, using local,
state, or federal funds, an active or retired teacher as a tutor
on a volunteer basis or for compensation.
(5) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to
proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 33.913(f)(2),
Education Code:
, any open-enrollment charter schools located within that
district,
Explanation: The addition is necessary to require a
nonprofit organization participating in the tutoring program to
provide contact information of certain persons for certain
open-enrollment charter schools.
(6) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to
proposed SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 825.604(2),
Government Code:
or open-enrollment charter schools
Explanation: The addition is necessary to require the
retirement system to provide a statement directing members and
retirees to contact their local open-enrollment charter schools
regarding the tutoring program.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 30, 2021, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate