HBA-RBT H.B. 2270 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2270
By: Ritter
Public Education
4/20/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, teachers, counselors, and librarians are not entitled to receive
compensatory time for staff development.  H.B. 2270 entitles a teacher,
counselor, or librarian to receive compensatory time to be applied toward
the number of hours of staff development offered by a school district for
workshops, conferences, or other professional training attended outside of
the regular work day or contract year.  The compensatory time applies if
the professional training is supportive of the teacher's, counselor's, or
librarian's area or level of certification. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 21.451, Education Code, by adding Subsection
(d), as follows: 

(d)  Provides that teachers, counselors, and librarians who attend staff
development provided by a school district, or other professional training
supportive of the employee's area or level of certification, outside of the
regular work day or contract year, are entitled to receive compensatory
time. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.