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12 By: Hughes S.R. No. 543
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4- SENATE RESOLUTION
5+ R E S O L U T I O N
56 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
67 Legislature, Regular Session 2021, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
78 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
8- conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
9- Senate Bill 1356 (the participation by members of nonprofit
10- teacher organizations in a tutoring program for public school
11- students and related retirement benefits for certain tutors
12- participating in the program) to consider and take action on the
13- following matters:
9+ conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
10+ Bill 1356 (the participation by members of nonprofit teacher
11+ organizations in a tutoring program for public school students and
12+ related retirement benefits for certain tutors participating in the
13+ program) to consider and take action on the following matters:
1414 (1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
1515 committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
1616 or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to
1717 proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 33.913(a),
1818 Education Code:
1919 or a person who is not a member but meets the requirements under
2020 Subsection (b)
2121 Explanation: The addition is necessary to permit a person
2222 who is not a member of a nonprofit teacher organization to
2323 participate in the tutoring program.
2424 (2) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (4) are suspended to permit
25- the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on
26- a matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
25+ the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on a
26+ matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
2727 bill in proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, amending the text to added
2828 Section 33.913(c), Education Code, to read as follows:
2929 (c) The superintendent or chief executive officer of each
3030 school district or open-enrollment charter school or the person
31- designated by the superintendent or chief executive officer
32- shall:
33- (1) oversee the tutoring program within the
34- district or school; and
31+ designated by the superintendent or chief executive officer shall:
32+ (1) oversee the tutoring program within the district
33+ or school; and
3534 (2) not later than the last day of each semester,
3635 submit a report to the board of trustees of the district or the
3736 governing body of the school that includes, with respect to that
3837 semester:
39- (A) the number of active or retired teachers
40- who contacted the district or school to offer tutoring services
41- to students in the district or school; and
42- (B) the number of active or retired teachers
43- who were used by the district or school as a tutor on a volunteer
44- basis or employed by the district or school to provide tutoring
45- services for compensation.
46- Explanation: The changes are necessary to require the
47- chief executive officer of an open-enrollment charter school to
48- oversee the tutoring program and to require the superintendent or
49- chief executive officer of each school district or
50- open-enrollment charter school, or other person designated by
51- the school district or open-enrollment charter school, to submit
52- a report each semester regarding the tutoring program to the
53- board of trustees of the district or governing body of the
54- school.
38+ (A) the number of active or retired teachers who
39+ contacted the district or school to offer tutoring services to
40+ students in the district or school; and
41+ (B) the number of active or retired teachers who
42+ were used by the district or school as a tutor on a volunteer basis
43+ or employed by the district or school to provide tutoring services
44+ for compensation.
45+ Explanation: The changes are necessary to require the chief
46+ executive officer of an open-enrollment charter school to oversee
47+ the tutoring program and to require the superintendent or chief
48+ executive officer of each school district or open-enrollment
49+ charter school, or other person designated by the school district
50+ or open-enrollment charter school, to submit a report each semester
51+ regarding the tutoring program to the board of trustees of the
52+ district or governing body of the school.
5553 (3) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (4) are suspended to permit
56- the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on
57- a matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
54+ the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on a
55+ matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
5856 bill in proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, amending the text to added
5957 Section 33.913(d), Education Code, to read as follows:
60- (d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
61- may use any available local, state, or federal funds to provide
62- compensation to a person participating in the program as a tutor
63- who is providing tutoring for compensation under the program.
64- Explanation: The additions are necessary to allow a
65- school district or open-enrollment charter school to use local,
66- state, or federal funds to compensate a person providing tutoring
67- services under the program.
58+ (d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
59+ use any available local, state, or federal funds to provide
60+ compensation to a person participating in the program as a tutor who
61+ is providing tutoring for compensation under the program.
62+ Explanation: The additions are necessary to allow a school
63+ district or open-enrollment charter school to use local, state, or
64+ federal funds to compensate a person providing tutoring services
65+ under the program.
6866 (4) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (4) are suspended to permit
69- the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on
70- a matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
67+ the committee to amend text not in disagreement and to add text on a
68+ matter not included in either the house or senate version of the
7169 bill in proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, amending the text to added
7270 Section 33.913(e), Education Code, to read as follows:
7371 (e) If an active or retired teacher who has been approved
7472 for participation in the tutoring program contacts a school
75- district or open-enrollment charter school to provide tutoring
76- to students in the district or school and the district or school
77- needs tutoring assistance, the district or school may:
78- (1) if the teacher is providing tutoring services on
79- a volunteer basis, use the volunteer tutoring services provided
80- by the teacher; or
73+ district or open-enrollment charter school to provide tutoring to
74+ students in the district or school and the district or school needs
75+ tutoring assistance, the district or school may:
76+ (1) if the teacher is providing tutoring services on a
77+ volunteer basis, use the volunteer tutoring services provided by
78+ the teacher; or
8179 (2) if the district or school has local, state, or
82- federal funds for purposes of the tutoring program and the
83- teacher is providing tutoring services for compensation, employ
84- the teacher as a tutor.
80+ federal funds for purposes of the tutoring program and the teacher
81+ is providing tutoring services for compensation, employ the teacher
82+ as a tutor.
8583 Explanation: The additions are necessary to give school
86- districts and open-enrollment charter schools the discretion to,
87- if the teacher contacts the district or school and the district
88- or school needs tutoring assistance, use or employ, using local,
89- state, or federal funds, an active or retired teacher as a tutor
90- on a volunteer basis or for compensation.
84+ districts and open-enrollment charter schools the discretion to, if
85+ the teacher contacts the district or school and the district or
86+ school needs tutoring assistance, use or employ, using local,
87+ state, or federal funds, an active or retired teacher as a tutor on
88+ a volunteer basis or for compensation.
9189 (5) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
9290 committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
9391 or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to
9492 proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 33.913(f)(2),
9593 Education Code:
96- , any open-enrollment charter schools located within that
97- district,
94+ , any open-enrollment charter schools located within that district,
9895 Explanation: The addition is necessary to require a
9996 nonprofit organization participating in the tutoring program to
10097 provide contact information of certain persons for certain
10198 open-enrollment charter schools.
10299 (6) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
103100 committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
104101 or senate version of the bill by adding the following text to
105102 proposed SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 825.604(2),
106103 Government Code:
107104 or open-enrollment charter schools
108105 Explanation: The addition is necessary to require the
109106 retirement system to provide a statement directing members and
110107 retirees to contact their local open-enrollment charter schools
111108 regarding the tutoring program.
112- _______________________________
113- President of the Senate
114- I hereby certify that the
115- above Resolution was adopted by
116- the Senate on May 30, 2021, by the
117- following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
118- _______________________________
119- Secretary of the Senate