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TX Educ Code § 21.801 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter Q. Texas Teacher Residency Program|Section 21.801. Establishment of Program

Sec. 21.801.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.  (a)  Not later than March 1, 2014, the commissioner of higher education shall, through a competitive selection process, establish a Texas Teacher Residency Program at a public institution of higher education that has developed a commitment to investing in teacher education.(b)  The public institution of higher education shall form a partnership with an area school district or open-enrollment charter school to provide employment to residents in the program.(c)  The program must be designed to:(1)  award teaching residents participating in the program a master's degree; and(2)  lead to certification under Subchapter B for participating teaching residents who are not already certified teachers.(d)  The public institution of higher education shall:(1)  reward faculty instructing in the teacher residency program;(2)  identify faculty who can prepare teachers to impact student achievement in high-need schools;(3)  provide institutional support of faculty who work with the teacher residency program by providing time to teach the courses and valuing the faculty's contributions with rewards in the university tenure process; and(4)  develop and implement a program that acknowledges and elevates the significance and professional nature of teaching at the primary and secondary levels.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1752), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 21.802 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter Q. Texas Teacher Residency Program|Section 21.802. Program Components

Sec. 21.802.  PROGRAM COMPONENTS.  The teacher residency program shall include:(1)  competitive admission requirements with multiple criteria;(2)  integration of pedagogy and classroom practice;(3)  rigorous master's level course work, while undertaking a guided apprenticeship at the partner area school district or open-enrollment charter school;(4)  a team mentorship approach to expose teaching residents to a variety of teaching methods, philosophies, and classroom environments;(5)  clear criteria for the selection of mentor teachers based on measures of teacher effectiveness and the appropriate subject area knowledge;(6)  measures of appropriate progress through the program;(7)  the collaboration with one or more regional education service centers or local nonprofit education organizations to provide professional development or other structured learning experiences for teaching residents;(8)  a livable stipend for teaching residents;(9)  a post-completion commitment by teaching residents to serve four years at schools that are difficult to staff;(10)  job placement assistance for teaching residents;(11)  support for teaching residents for not less than one year following the resident's completion of the program through the provision of mentoring, professional development, and networking opportunities;(12)  demonstration of the integral role and responsibilities of the partner area school district or open-enrollment charter school in fulfilling the purpose of the program; and(13)  monetary or in-kind contributions provided by the public institution of higher education, partner area school district, or open-enrollment charter school to demonstrate that the program may be sustained in the absence of grant funds or state appropriations.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1752), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 21.803 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter Q. Texas Teacher Residency Program|Section 21.803. Program Eligibility

Sec. 21.803.  PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible to be admitted and hired as a teaching resident under the program, an individual must:(1)  have received the individual's initial teaching certificate not more than two years before applying for a residency and must have less than 18 months of full-time equivalency teaching experience as a certified teacher; or(2)  hold a bachelor's degree and:(A)  be a mid-career professional from outside the field of education, and have strong content knowledge or a record of achievement; or(B)  be a noncertified educator such as a substitute teacher or teaching assistant.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1752), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 21.804 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter Q. Texas Teacher Residency Program|Section 21.804. Selection of Participants

Sec. 21.804.  SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.  The teaching residency program shall establish criteria for selection of individuals to participate in the program.  The selection criteria must include:(1)  a demonstration of comprehensive subject area knowledge or a record of accomplishment in the field or subject area to be taught;(2)  strong verbal and written communication skills, which may be demonstrated by performance on appropriate tests; and(3)  attributes linked to effective teaching, which may be determined by interviews or performance assessments.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1752), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 21.805 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter Q. Texas Teacher Residency Program|Section 21.805. Rules

Sec. 21.805.  RULES.  The commissioner of higher education shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1752), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 21.806 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 21 - Educators|Subchapter Q. Texas Teacher Residency Program|Section 21.806. Authority to Accept Certain Funds

Sec. 21.806.  AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CERTAIN FUNDS.  (a)  The commissioner of higher education may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from public and private entities to use for the purposes of this subchapter.(b)  The teacher residency program may be established and maintained only if sufficient funds are available under this section for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 1752), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 22.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter A. Rights, Duties, and Benefits|Section 22.001. Salary Deductions for Professional Dues

Sec. 22.001.  SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DUES.  (a)  A school district employee is entitled to have an amount deducted from the employee's salary for membership fees or dues to a professional organization.  The employee must:(1)  file with the district a signed written request identifying the organization and specifying the number of pay periods per year the deductions are to be made;  and(2)  inform the district of the total amount of the fees and dues for each year or have the organization notify the district of the amount.(b)  The district shall deduct the total amount of the fees or dues for a year in equal amounts per pay period for the number of periods specified by the employee.  The deductions shall be made until the employee requests in writing that the deductions be discontinued.(c)  The school district may charge an administrative fee for making the deduction.  A fee imposed for making a salary deduction under this section may not exceed either the actual administrative cost of making the deduction or the lowest fee the district charges for similar salary deductions, whichever is less.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 22.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter A. Rights, Duties, and Benefits|Section 22.002. Assignment, Transfer, or Pledge of Compensation

Sec. 22.002.  ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, OR PLEDGE OF COMPENSATION.  (a)  In this section, "school employee" means any person employed by a school district in an executive, administrative, or clerical capacity or as a superintendent, principal, teacher, or instructor.(b)  Any school employee's assignment, pledge, or transfer, as security for indebtedness, of any interest in or part of the employee's salary or wages then due or that may become due under an existing contract of employment is enforceable only:(1)  if, before or at the time of execution, delivery, or acceptance of an assignment, pledge, or transfer, written approval is obtained in accordance with the policy of the employing school district;  and(2)  to the extent that the indebtedness it secures is a valid and enforceable obligation.(c)  A school district shall honor an assignment, pledge, or transfer fulfilling the conditions of Subsection (b) without incurring any liability to the school employee executing the assignment, pledge, or transfer.  Payment to any assignee, pledgee, or transferee in accordance with the terms of the instrument constitutes payment to or for the account of the assignor, pledgor, or transferor.  An assignment, pledge, or transfer is enforceable only to the extent of salary due or that may become due during continuation of the assignor's employment as a school employee.(d)  Venue for any suit against the employer of a school employee to enforce an assignment, pledge, or transfer of salary is in the county where the employing school is located.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 22.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter A. Rights, Duties, and Benefits|Section 22.005. Health Care Plan and Fund

Sec. 22.005.  HEALTH CARE PLAN AND FUND.  (a)  The board of trustees of a school district may establish a health care plan for employees of the district and dependents of employees.(b)  In implementing the health care plan, the board shall establish a fund to pay, as authorized under the plan, all or part of the actual costs for hospital, surgical, medical, dental, or related health care incurred by employees of the district or any dependent whose participation in the program is being supported by deductions from the salary of an employee.  Under the plan, the fund also may be used to pay the costs of administering the fund.  The fund consists of money contributed by the school district and money deducted from salaries of employees for dependent or employee coverage.  Money for the fund may not be deducted from the salary of a school district employee unless the employee authorizes the deduction in writing.  The plan shall attempt to protect the school district against unanticipated catastrophic individual loss, or unexpectedly large aggregate loss, by securing individual stop-loss coverage, or aggregate stop-loss coverage, or both, from a commercial insurer.(c)  The board may amend or cancel the district's health care plan at any regular or special meeting of the board.  If the plan is canceled, any valid claim against the fund for payment of health care costs resulting from illness or injury occurring during the time the plan was in effect shall be paid out of the fund.  If the fund is insufficient to pay the claim, the costs shall be paid out of other available school district funds.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 22.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter A. Rights, Duties, and Benefits|Section 22.006. Discrimination Based on Jury Service Prohibited

Sec. 22.006.  DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED.  (a)  A school district may not discharge, discipline, reduce the salary of, or otherwise penalize or discriminate against a school district employee because of the employee's compliance with a summons to appear as a juror.(b)  For each regularly scheduled workday on which a nonsalaried employee serves in any phase of jury service, a school district shall pay the employee the employee's normal daily compensation.(c)  An employee's accumulated personal leave may not be reduced because of the employee's service in compliance with a summons to appear as a juror.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 656, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 22.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter A. Rights, Duties, and Benefits|Section 22.007. Incentives for Early Retirement

Sec. 22.007.  INCENTIVES FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.  A district may not offer or provide a financial or other incentive to an employee of the district to encourage the employee to retire from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1359 (S.B. 1691), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 22.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter A. Rights, Duties, and Benefits|Section 22.011. Requiring or Coercing Employees to Make Charitable Contributions

Sec. 22.011.  REQUIRING OR COERCING EMPLOYEES TO MAKE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.  (a)  A school district board of trustees or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any school district employee to:(1)  make a contribution to a charitable organization or in response to a fund-raiser; or(2)  attend a meeting called for the purpose of soliciting charitable contributions.(b)  A school district board of trustees or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any school district employee to refrain from:(1)  making a contribution to a charitable organization or in response to a fund-raiser; or(2)  attending a meeting called for the purpose of soliciting charitable contributions.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (H.B. 1682), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 22.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter B. Civil Immunity|Section 22.051. Definition; Other Immunity

Sec. 22.051.  DEFINITION;  OTHER IMMUNITY.  (a)  In this subchapter, "professional employee of a school district" includes:(1)  a superintendent, principal, teacher, including a substitute teacher, supervisor, social worker, school counselor, nurse, and teacher's aide employed by a school district;(2)  a teacher employed by a company that contracts with a school district to provide the teacher's services to the district;(3)  a student in an education preparation program participating in a field experience or internship;(4)  a school bus driver certified in accordance with standards and qualifications adopted by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;(5)  a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district; and(6)  any other person employed by a school district whose employment requires certification and the exercise of discretion.(b)  The statutory immunity provided by this subchapter is in addition to and does not preempt the common law doctrine of official and governmental immunity.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 17, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 22.0511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter B. Civil Immunity|Section 22.0511. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 22.0511.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  (a)  A professional employee of a school district is not personally liable for any act that is incident to or within the scope of the duties of the employee's position of employment and that involves the exercise of judgment or discretion on the part of the employee, except in circumstances in which a professional employee uses excessive force in the discipline of students or negligence resulting in bodily injury to students.(b)  This section does not apply to the operation, use, or maintenance of any motor vehicle.(c)  In addition to the immunity provided under this section and under other provisions of state law, an individual is entitled to any immunity and any other protections afforded under the Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Protection Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6731 et seq.), as amended.  Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or abridge any immunity or protection afforded an individual under state law.  For purposes of this subsection, "individual" includes a person who provides services to private schools, to the extent provided by federal law.(d)  A school district may not by policy, contract, or administrative directive:(1)  require a district employee to waive immunity from liability for an act for which the employee is immune from liability under this section; or(2)  require a district employee who acts in good faith to pay for or replace property belonging to a student or other person that is or was in the possession of the employee because of an act that is incident to or within the scope of the duties of the employee's position of employment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Renumbered from Sec. 22.051 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 116 (S.B. 370), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 22.0512 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter B. Civil Immunity|Section 22.0512. Immunity From Disciplinary Proceedings for Professional Employees

Sec. 22.0512.  IMMUNITY FROM DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.  (a)  A professional employee of a school district may not be subject to disciplinary proceedings for the employee's use of physical force against a student to the extent justified under Section 9.62, Penal Code.(b)  In this section, "disciplinary proceeding" means:(1)  an action brought by the school district employing a professional employee of a school district to discharge or suspend the employee or terminate or not renew the employee's term contract;  or(2)  an action brought by the State Board for Educator Certification to enforce the educator's code of ethics adopted under Section 21.041(b)(8).(c)  This section does not prohibit a school district from:(1)  enforcing a policy relating to corporal punishment;  or(2)  notwithstanding Subsection (a), bringing a disciplinary proceeding against a professional employee of the district who violates the district policy relating to corporal punishment.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 22.0513 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter B. Civil Immunity|Section 22.0513. Notice of Claim

Sec. 22.0513.  NOTICE OF CLAIM.  (a)  Not later than the 90th day before the date a person files a suit against a professional employee of a school district, the person must give written notice to the employee of the claim, reasonably describing the incident from which the claim arose.(b)  A professional employee of a school district against whom a suit is pending who does not receive written notice, as required by Subsection (a), may file a plea in abatement not later than the 30th day after the date the person files an original answer in the court in which the suit is pending.(c)  The court shall abate the suit if the court, after a hearing, finds that the person is entitled to an abatement because notice was not provided as required by this section.(d)  An abatement under Subsection (c) continues until the 90th day after the date that written notice is given to the professional employee of a school district as provided by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 22.0514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter B. Civil Immunity|Section 22.0514. Exhaustion of Remedies

Sec. 22.0514.  EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES.  A person may not file suit against a professional employee of a school district unless the person has exhausted the remedies provided by the school district for resolving the complaint.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|Sec. 22.0515.  LIMITATION ON DAMAGES.  The liability of a professional employee of a school district or of an individual that is entitled to any immunity and other protections afforded under the Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Protection Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Section 6731 et seq.), as amended, for an act incident to or within the scope of duties of the employee's position of employment may not exceed $100,000. The limitation on liability provided by this subsection does not apply to any attorney's fees or court costs that may be awarded against the professional employee under Section 22.0517.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 22.0516 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers|Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers|Subchapter B. Civil Immunity|Section 22.0516. Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 22.0516.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  A court in which a judicial proceeding is being brought against a professional employee of a school district may refer the case to an alternative dispute resolution procedure as described by Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|