Texas § ED.21.157 - NECESSARY REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL

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§ ED.21.157. NECESSARY REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL

NECESSARY REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL. A teacher employed under a continuing contract may be released at the end of a school year and the teacher's employment with the school district terminated at that time because of a necessary reduction of personnel by the school district, with those reductions made primarily based upon teacher appraisals administered under Section 21.352 in the specific teaching fields and other criteria as determined by the board. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 8 (S.B. 8 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 28, 2011.

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Section ED.21.157 ("NECESSARY REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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