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1	1	By: Creighton S.B. No. 2106
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6	6	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	7	AN ACT
8	8	relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job
9	9	Satisfaction and Retention.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Education Code, is amended by adding
12	12	Subchapter P to read as follows:
13	13	SUBCHAPTER P. TEXAS COMMISSION ON TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION AND
14	14	RETENTION
15	15	Sec. 21.751. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission"
16	16	means the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and
17	17	Retention.
18	18	Sec. 21.752. TEXAS COMMISSION ON TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION
19	19	AND RETENTION. (a) The Texas Commission on Teacher Job
20	20	Satisfaction and Retention is established to develop and make
21	21	recommendations for improving teacher job satisfaction and
22	22	retention.
23	23	(b) The commission is composed of 13 members, consisting of
24	24	the following:
25	25	(1) one member appointed by the governor;
26	26	(2) four members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
27	27	and
28	28	(3) four members appointed by the speaker of the house
29	29	of representatives.
30	30	(c) The appointments made by the lieutenant governor and the
31	31	speaker of the house of representatives must each consist of:
32	32	(1) three members of the applicable legislative
33	33	chamber; and
34	34	(2) an administrator in the public school system or an
35	35	elected member of the board of trustees of a school district.
36	36	(d) In making appointments under Subsections (b)(1), (2),
37	37	and (3), the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the
38	38	house of representatives shall coordinate to ensure that the
39	39	membership of the commission reflects, to the extent possible, the
40	40	ethnic and geographic diversity of this state.
41	41	Sec. 21.753. PRESIDING OFFICER. The governor shall
42	42	designate the presiding officer of the commission.
43	43	Sec. 21.754. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of
44	44	the commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the
45	45	commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and
46	46	necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties.
47	47	Sec. 21.755. COMMISSION PERSONNEL. The commission may hire
48	48	employees and hire or contract with legal counsel as necessary to
49	49	carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
50	50	Sec. 21.756. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING. (a)
51	51	Staff members of the agency shall provide administrative support
52	52	for the commission. If the agency employs a staff member whose sole
53	53	duty is for support of the commission, selection of the staff member
54	54	shall be done in conjunction with the presiding officer or the
55	55	presiding officer's designee.
56	56	(b) Funding for the administrative, staffing, legal, and
57	57	operational expenses of the commission shall be provided by
58	58	appropriation to the agency for that purpose.
59	59	(c) The agency may procure goods and services to support the
60	60	commission's work, including without limitation research and
61	61	consulting services, and is delegated all authority and purchasing
62	62	functions relating to the purchase of those goods or services
63	63	without complying with standard procurement law, rules,
64	64	regulations and procedures. If a contract is funded through the
65	65	appropriations described in this subchapter, and the agency has
66	66	selected the contractor in accordance with Section 29.035(d), then
67	67	purchasing requirements including without limitation those set
68	68	forth in Section 2254, Section 2155.061, Section 2155.063, and
69	69	Section 2155.0755, Government Code, do not apply to the procurement
70	70	function under this subchapter. The commission's members shall
71	71	vote on the selected contractor and final contract, and if approved
72	72	by majority vote, then the commissioner shall execute the contract
73	73	on behalf of the commission.
74	74	Sec. 21.757. RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The commission shall
75	75	develop recommendations under this subchapter that improve student
76	76	outcomes by addressing issues related to teacher job satisfaction
77	77	and retention, including:
78	78	(1) methods to reduce the paperwork and other
79	79	administrative burdens placed on teachers, including by evaluating
80	80	the effectiveness of Section 7.060 and other laws in reducing
81	81	paperwork for teachers;
82	82	(2) the impact of requirements in this code and
83	83	commissioner rules on administrative staffing levels in public
84	84	schools;
85	85	(3) methods to lessen administrative burdens in public
86	86	schools to focus more resources on supporting teachers;
87	87	(4) the impact of state and federal education law
88	88	regarding discipline on teacher job satisfaction and
89	89	effectiveness; and
90	90	(5) the impact of compliance with federal education
91	91	law on teacher job satisfaction and retention, including the impact
92	92	on teachers, public school students, and public primary and
93	93	secondary education programs in this state if this state were to
94	94	decline federal education funding.
95	95	(b) The commission may establish one or more working groups
96	96	composed of not more than five members of the commission to study,
97	97	discuss, and address specific policy issues and recommendations to
98	98	refer to the commission for consideration.
99	99	Sec. 21.758. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2026, the
100	100	commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and
101	101	the legislature that recommends statutory changes to improve
102	102	teacher job satisfaction and retention.
103	103	Sec. 21.759. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a)
104	104	The commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill its
105	105	duties under this subchapter.
106	106	(b) The commission may hold public meetings as needed to
107	107	fulfill its duties under this subchapter.
108	108	(c) As an advisory body, the commission is not subject to
109	109	Chapter 551, Government Code.
110	110	(d) The commission is subject to Chapter 552, Government
111	111	Code.
112	112	Sec. 21.760. COMMISSION ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION. The
113	113	commission is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1,
114	114	2027.
115	115	SECTION 2. Not later than the 30th day after the effective
116	116	date of this Act, the appropriate persons shall make the
117	117	appointments required by Section 21.752, Education Code, as added
118	118	by this Act.
119	119	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
120	120	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
121	121	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
122	122	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
123	123	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.