HB4411 - Relating to school district hearings regarding complaints.

  89R8450 RAL-D     By: Gámez H.B. No. 4411       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to school district hearings regarding complaints.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.1511(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The board shall:                (1)  seek to establish working relationships with other   public entities to make effective use of community resources and to   serve the needs of public school students in the community;                (2)  adopt a vision statement and comprehensive goals   for the district and the superintendent and monitor progress toward   those goals;                (3)  establish performance goals for the district   concerning:                      (A)  the academic and fiscal performance   indicators under Subchapters C, D, and J, Chapter 39; and                      (B)  any performance indicators adopted by the   district;                (4)  ensure that the superintendent:                      (A)  is accountable for achieving performance   results;                      (B)  recognizes performance accomplishments; and                      (C)  takes action as necessary to meet performance   goals;                (5)  adopt a policy to establish a district- and   campus-level planning and decision-making process as required   under Section 11.251;                (6)  publish an annual educational performance report   as required under Section 39.306;                (7)  adopt an annual budget for the district as   required under Section 44.004;                (8)  adopt a tax rate each fiscal year as required under   Section 26.05, Tax Code;                (9)  monitor district finances to ensure that the   superintendent is properly maintaining the district's financial   procedures and records;                (10)  ensure that district fiscal accounts are audited   annually as required under Section 44.008;                (11)  publish an end-of-year financial report for   distribution to the community;                (12)  conduct elections as required by law;                (13)  by rule, adopt a process through which district   personnel, students or the parents or guardians of students, and   members of the public may obtain a hearing from the district   administrators and the board regarding a complaint that must:                       (A)  require the hearing to be held in person; and                       (B)     allow the complainant or the complainant's   representative to present oral argument at the hearing ;                (14)  make decisions relating to terminating the   employment of district employees employed under a contract to which   Chapter 21 applies, including terminating or not renewing an   employment contract to which that chapter applies; and                (15)  carry out other powers and duties as provided by   this code or other law.          SECTION 2.  The board of trustees of an independent school   district shall adopt a process for obtaining a hearing in   accordance with Section 11.1511(b), Education Code, as amended by   this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this   Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.