Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1662 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New	Differences
1	1	By: Burns H.B. No. 1662
2	2
3	3
4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to certain requirements and procedures regarding the
7	7	posting of a school district's employment policy.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 11.1513, Education Code, is amended by
10	10	amending Subsections (d), (e), and (k) and adding Subsection (l) to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	(d) The employment policy must provide that not later than
13	13	the fifth [10th] school day before the date on which a district
14	14	fills a vacant position for which a certificate or license is
15	15	required as provided by Section 21.003, other than a position that
16	16	affects the safety and security of students as determined by the
17	17	board of trustees, the district must provide to each current
18	18	district employee:
19	19	(1) notice of the position by posting the position on:
20	20	(A) a bulletin board at:
21	21	(i) a place convenient to the public in the
22	22	district's central administrative office; and
23	23	(ii) the central administrative office of
24	24	each campus in the district during any time the office is open; or
25	25	(B) the district's Internet website, if the
26	26	district has a website; and
27	27	(2) a reasonable opportunity to apply for the
28	28	position.
29	29	(e) If, during the school year, the district must fill a
30	30	vacant position held by a teacher, as defined by Section 21.201, in
31	31	less than five [10] school days, the district:
32	32	(1) must provide notice of the position in the manner
33	33	described by Subsection (d)(1) as soon as possible after the
34	34	vacancy occurs;
35	35	(2) is not required to provide the notice for five [10]
36	36	school days before filling the position; and
37	37	(3) is not required to comply with Subsection (d)(2).
38	38	(k) A school district shall post on the district's Internet
39	39	website, if the district has a website, the employment policy
40	40	adopted by the district's board of trustees under Subsection (a)
41	41	and the full text of any regulations referenced in the policy. For
42	42	the purposes of this section, regulations include any written
43	43	document issued pursuant to a delegation of authority by a
44	44	district's board of trustees or that implements a policy adopted by
45	45	a district's board of trustees, including compensation plans,
46	46	employee leave conditions and procedures, and professional
47	47	development requirements. A school district shall make available
48	48	any forms referenced in the policy:
49	49	(1) on an intranet website that is maintained by the
50	50	district and accessible to district employees; or
51	51	(2) if the district does not maintain an intranet
52	52	website described by Subdivision (1), at a district administrative
53	53	office designated by the district.
54	54	(l) A grievance presented by a district employee that is
55	55	based on a violation of a regulation referenced in the employment
56	56	policy adopted by the district's board of trustees under Subsection
57	57	(a) must be considered timely regardless of when the grievance is
58	58	presented if the school district has not:
59	59	(1) complied with the requirements of Subsection (k);
60	60	or
61	61	(2) provided a copy of the regulation to the employee
62	62	presenting the grievance.
63	63	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.