Texas Education Code
§ 11.1513 — EMPLOYMENT POLICY
ED § 11.1513Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 11. SCHOOL DISTRICTS · Art. D. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Statute text
View on source(a)The board of trustees of each independent school district shall adopt a policy providing for the employment and duties of district personnel. The employment policy must provide that:
(1)the board employs and evaluates the superintendent;
(2)the superintendent has sole authority to make recommendations to the board regarding the selection of all personnel other than the superintendent, except that the board may delegate final authority for those decisions to the superintendent; and
(3)each principal must approve each teacher or staff appointment to the principal's campus as provided by Section 11.202.
(b)The board of trustees may accept or reject the superintendent's recommendation regarding the selection of district personnel and shall include the board's acceptance or rejection in the minutes of the board's meeting, as required under Section 551.021, Government Code, in the certified agenda or tape recording required under Section 551.103, Government Code, or in the recording required under Section 551.125 or 551.127, Government Code, as applicable. If the board rejects the superintendent's recommendation, the superintendent shall make alternative recommendations until the board accepts a recommendation.
(c)The employment policy may:
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 27.001(4), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1347 (S.B. 300), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 637 (H.B. 750), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 3.01, eff. June 20, 2025.