88R4645 DIO-D
By: Burns H.B. No. 1662
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain requirements and procedures regarding the
posting of a school district's employment policy on the district's
Internet website.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.1513, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (k) and adding Subsection (l) to read as
follows:
(k) A school district shall post on the district's Internet
website, if the district has a website, the employment policy
adopted by the district's board of trustees under Subsection (a)
and the full text of any regulations referenced in the policy. For
the purposes of this section, regulations include any written
document issued pursuant to a delegation of authority by a
district's board of trustees or that implements a policy adopted by
a district's board of trustees, including compensation plans,
employee leave conditions and procedures, and professional
development requirements. A school district shall make available
any forms referenced in the policy:
(1) on an intranet website that is maintained by the
district and accessible to district employees; or
(2) if the district does not maintain an intranet
website described by Subdivision (1), at a district administrative
office designated by the district.
(l) A grievance presented by a district employee that is
based on a violation of a regulation referenced in the employment
policy adopted by the district's board of trustees under Subsection
(a) must be considered timely regardless of when the grievance is
presented if the school district has not:
(1) complied with the requirements of Subsection (k);
or
(2) provided a copy of the regulation to the employee
presenting the grievance.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.