Vetoed by Governor Greg Abbott

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes a commission on teacher job satisfaction and retention in Texas.

Highlights:

• Establishes the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that members of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention are not entitled to compensation for service on the commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties (Sec. 1).

• Requires the commission to develop recommendations under this subchapter to improve student outcomes by addressing issues related to teacher job satisfaction and retention, including ( Sec. 1):

• Methods to reduce the paperwork and other administrative burdens placed on teachers;

• The impact of requirements in this code and commissioner rules on administrative staffing levels in public schools;

• The impact of state and federal law relating to student discipline on teacher job satisfaction and effectiveness;

• The impact of compliance with federal education law on teacher job satisfaction and retention, including the impact on teachers, public school students, and public primary and secondary education programs in this state if this state were to decline federal education funding; and

• The impact of an administrator’s competency in effectively discharging the administrator’s duties on teacher job satisfaction and effectiveness.

• Requires that not later than December 31, 2026, the commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and the legislature that recommends statutory changes to improve teacher job satisfaction and retention (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes a commission on teacher job satisfaction and retention in Texas.

Highlights:

• Establishes the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that members of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention are not entitled to compensation for service on the commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties (Sec. 1).

• Requires the commission to develop recommendations under this subchapter to improve student outcomes by addressing issues related to teacher job satisfaction and retention, including ( Sec. 1):

• Methods to reduce the paperwork and other administrative burdens placed on teachers;

• The impact of requirements in this code and commissioner rules on administrative staffing levels in public schools;

• The impact of state and federal law relating to student discipline on teacher job satisfaction and effectiveness;

• The impact of compliance with federal education law on teacher job satisfaction and retention, including the impact on teachers, public school students, and public primary and secondary education programs in this state if this state were to decline federal education funding; and

• The impact of an administrator’s competency in effectively discharging the administrator’s duties on teacher job satisfaction and effectiveness.

• Requires that not later than December 31, 2026, the commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and the legislature that recommends statutory changes to improve teacher job satisfaction and retention (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text