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B.
A BILL
TO BE ENhTITLED
AN ACT known as the Teacher Tenure Act for
Texas, defining teacher tenure, teacher and
Board of Education; providing for the proba-
tionary period to entitle a teacher to to he
benefit of the Act and fixing the conditions
of such probationary period; stating causes
by which teahers may be dismissed or suspended
from service and determining the procedure in
case of dismissal or suspension of teachers;
providing that school districts, where the
Board of Education has not conformed with fthe
requirements of the Act, shall not particil
pate in any portion of the State Public School
Funds; making certain miscellaneous provisions
for the protection of teachers in ease of
illness, for leave of absence of teachers,
allowing salary reduction in case of lack of
funds and providing that the Act shall not
interfere with the right of the Board of
Education to reduce the number of teachers
where such reduction is brought about by
natural causes such as a decrease in average
daily attendance, elimination of departments,
consolidation of schools or the reorganiza-
tion of same, and providing that, where such
reduction in the number of teachers is made,
the manner in which preference shall be given
to the teachers employed and also the manner
of filling vacancies; providing that if any
provision of this Act shall be held unoonsti-
tutionl it shall not affect the other
provisions, and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ACTED BY HE LEGISLATURE OF TIHE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Definition. The following words and phrases
as used in this At, ~ ess a different meaning is plainly
required by the context, shall have the following meanings:
A. "Teacher Tenure", as employed in this measure,
shall mean security of position during efficient service.
It means the right of a teacher to continuous employment
within a school district until such teacher resigns, elects
to retire or is retired pursuant to Section 5 of Article
2982-1 of the Teacher Retirement System Act, or is dis-
missed as provided by law.83
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Martin, Wesley. To Determine the Need for Teacher Tenure in Texas, thesis, August 1946; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc53455/m1/85/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .