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New Legislative Summary for Board Members Available
TASB Legal Services has finalized the 2019 Legislative Summary for Board Members. This free document contains summaires of bills that the 86th Legislature passed during the legislative session. View the document.

September 25, 2020

How a glitchy computer system skewed Texas’ coronavirus data and hampered its pandemic response, Texas Tribune
School Attendance In The COVID Era: What Counts As 'Present'?, NPR
Texas school districts report scattered COVID cases, no major outbreaks, Houston Chronicle
Database: Coronavirus cases in Texas school districts, San Antonio Express News

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Available in the Policy Service Resource Library:

New Annual Review of Key Policies Policy Alert for the 2020-21 school year which identifies policies and exhibits that most commonly need revisions.
New Employee Notification Policy Alert for the 2020-21 school year which helps districts comply with state and federal laws that require certain information to be distributed to employees.
New Policy Manual Update Resources for Update 115, including an Overview Video and Legal Issues memo.
Update 115 to the Policy Reference Manual, including annotated versions of the Legal policies in recent Updates.
Update 61 of the Regulations Resource Manual, including sample administrative procedures and forms that correlate with Update 115.
Revised 2020-21 Model Student Handbook, including new Title IX requirements effective August 14, 2020.
- The Model Student Code of Conduct will not be revised this year.

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Coming soon:

Revisions to TASB Legal Services' Legal Tips, including the Legal Issues from Update 115.

For more, see Policy Service’s Publication Information page.

TASB Legal Services' article Responding to the Risk of Infectious Disease in Public Schools (pdf) addresses questions regarding communications, health screening, attendance, and employment matters in times of infectious disease, like Ebola, coronavirus, or pandemic flu.
TASB Legal Services' Deadlines for May 2, 2020 School District Trustee Elections (pdf) provides important dates and deadlines applicable to school districts preparing for the May 2, 2020 trustee election.
TASB Legal Services' School District Budget and Tax Rate Adoption in 2020 (pdf) is a step-by-step guide to budget and tax rate adoption for school districts.
TASB Legal Services' School District Voter-Approval Tax Rate Elections in 2020 (pdf) provides information for ordering and holding a voter-approval tax rate election (VATRE).
TASB Legal Services' HB 2840 - Public Comment and Testimony at Board Meetings (pdf) provides basic information about House Bill 2840, effective September 1, 2019, that affects how school boards must address public comments from citizens during board meetings.

TASB HR Services to Present at TASA | TASB Convention 2020
TASB HR Services will present three sessions at this year's virtual TASA | TASB Convention.

DOL Revises FFCRA Regulations
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in response to a federal court’s decision that found portions of the regulations invalid.

Accommodations and FML Requests
Employers are seeing an increase in employee requests for Family and Medical Leave (FML) following a denial of a request to work remotely because of an employee or family member’s high-risk health factor.

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Queen City ISD Hires Executive Search Services

On September 22, the Queen City ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire TASB Executive Search Services (ESS) to conduct a search for a new superintendent.

Tuloso-Midway ISD Hires New Superintendent

On September 17, the Tuloso-Midway ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Rick Fernandez as the district’s new superintendent. Fernandez most recently served as the Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools in Tomball ISD.

Royal ISD Hires New Superintendent

On August 10, the Royal ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire Richard Kershner as the district’s new superintendent. Kershner most recently served as the Assistant Superintendent of Leadership and Culture in Splendora ISD.

Burkburnett ISD Hires Executive Search Services

On August 6, the Burkburnett ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire TASB Executive Search Services (ESS) to conduct a search for a new superintendent.

Sam Rayburn ISD Hires Executive Search Services

On July 31, the Sam Rayburn ISD Board of Trustees voted to hire TASB Executive Search Services (ESS) to conduct a search for a new superintendent.

Further details about all search activities can be found on the ESS website.

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