Texas Education Code
§ 21.210 — RESIGNATION UNDER TERM CONTRACT
ED § 21.210Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. E. TERM CONTRACTS
Statute text
View on source(a)A teacher employed under a term contract with a school district may relinquish the teaching position and leave the employment of the district at the end of a school year without penalty by filing a written resignation with the board of trustees or the board's designee not later than the 45th day before the first day of instruction of the following school year. A written resignation mailed by prepaid certified or registered mail to the president of the board of trustees or the board's designee at the post office address of the district is considered filed at the time of mailing.
(b)A teacher employed under a term contract may resign, with the consent of the board of trustees or the board's designee, at any other time.
(c)Subject to Subsections (e), (f), and (g), on written complaint by the employing district, the State Board for Educator Certification may impose sanctions against a teacher who is employed under a term contract that obligates the district to employ the person for the following school year and who:
(1)resigns;
(2)fails without good cause to comply with Subsection (a) or (b); and
(3)fails to perform the contract.
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1030 (H.B. 2519), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 3.05, eff. June 20, 2025.