Texas § ED.21.401 - MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED
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§ ED.21.401. MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED
MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED. (a) A contract between a school district and an educator must be for a minimum of 10 months' service. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), an educator employed under a 10-month contract must provide a minimum of 187 days of service. (c) The commissioner, as provided by Section 25.081 (b), may reduce the number of days of service required by this section. A reduction by the commissioner does not reduce an educator's salary. (c-1) If a school district anticipates providing less than 180 days of instruction for students during a school year, as indicated by the district's academic calendar, the district may reduce the number of days of service required by this section proportionately. A reduction by the district does not reduce an educator's salary. (d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a contract between a school district and an educational diagnostician. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 592, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 949, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 82 (S.B. 158 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 673 (S.B. 2073 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
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What does The Texas Constitution § ED.21.401 cover?
Section ED.21.401 ("MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED") 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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