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District staff brief trustees on recent state legislation affecting school operations, curriculum and governance
Summary
Staff summarized multiple new state laws that will affect board procedures, school practices and district policy implementation, including changes to virtual education, board agenda timing, reporting requirements, parental rights and student discipline rules.
District administrators briefed trustees on legislative changes the staff must implement for the coming school year, summarizing dozens of bills that took effect immediately and others that phase in over the next year(s).
Dr. Ghosh told trustees that some bills have immediate operational impacts. She cited changes to virtual education rules and noted a repeal-related change to the Texas Virtual School Network. She also described a new restriction on district employees: under one recently enacted bill district employees at the principal level and above may not take outside contractual work related to district duties…
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