HB3780 - Relating to the application of nepotism prohibitions to a person appointed or employed by a school district as a teacher or other employee.

  89R12738 GP-F     By: Louderback H.B. No. 3780       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the application of nepotism prohibitions to a person   appointed or employed by a school district as a teacher or other   employee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 573.061, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 573.061.  GENERAL EXCEPTIONS. Section 573.041 does not   apply to:                (1)  an appointment to the office of a notary public or   to the confirmation of that appointment;                (2)  an appointment of a page, secretary, attendant, or   other employee by the legislature for attendance on any member of   the legislature who, because of physical infirmities, is required   to have a personal attendant;                (3)  a confirmation of the appointment of an appointee   appointed to a first term on a date when no individual related to   the appointee within a degree described by Section 573.002 was a   member of or a candidate for the legislature, or confirmation on   reappointment of the appointee to any subsequent consecutive term;                (4)  an appointment or employment of a teacher, bus   driver , or other employee by a school district if:                      (A)  the district is located wholly in a county   with a population of less than 50,000 [ 35,000 ];                      (B)  the district is located in more than one   county and the county in which the largest part of the district is   located has a population of less than 50,000 [ 35,000 ]; or                      (C)  the board of trustees of the district   approves the appointment or employment;                (5)  an appointment or employment of a personal   attendant by an officer of the state or a political subdivision of   the state for attendance on the officer who, because of physical   infirmities, is required to have a personal attendant;                (6)  an appointment or employment of a substitute   teacher by a school district;                (7)  an appointment or employment of a person by a   municipality that has a population of less than 200; or                (8)  an appointment of an election clerk under Section   32.031, Election Code, who is not related in the first degree by   consanguinity or affinity to an elected official of the authority   that appoints the election judges for that election.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to the appointment or employment of a person by a school district on   or after the effective date of this Act.  A person who is appointed   or employed by a school district before the effective date of this   Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the person was   appointed or employed, and the former law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.