| 1 | 1 | | 89R2722 JRJ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Menéndez S.B. No. 167 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to a substitute teaching requirement for each member of |
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| 10 | 10 | | the senate and the house of representatives. |
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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. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Government Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 301.074 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 301.074. SUBSTITUTE TEACHING REQUIREMENT. (a) Each |
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| 15 | 15 | | member of the senate and the house of representatives shall |
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| 16 | 16 | | substitute teach at a public school located in the member's |
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| 17 | 17 | | district for at least one school day each school year. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) Each member shall report the member's compliance with |
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| 19 | 19 | | Subsection (a) to the senate or house committee on administration, |
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| 20 | 20 | | as applicable. Each committee shall maintain a list of the members |
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| 21 | 21 | | in the committee's respective house who do not meet the |
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| 22 | 22 | | requirements of this section. The list is public information under |
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| 23 | 23 | | Chapter 552. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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| 25 | 25 | | beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 27 | 27 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 28 | 28 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 30 | 30 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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