Godley ISD staff reviews Policy Update 01/26 to comply with recent Texas laws
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Summary
Staff presented a second review of Policy Update 01/26, describing 28 local policy revisions to align with recent Texas legislation (including SB12, SB571, SB8, HB150 and HB1522) covering agenda timelines, grievance timelines, DEI contractor restrictions, AI training, reporting timelines, and facility signage; board action was not recorded in the transcript.
At a second review of Policy Update 01/26, an unidentified district presenter explained that the document consolidates 28 local policy changes required to align Godley ISD's board policy manual with the 89th Texas Legislature.
The staff presenter highlighted several notable changes tied to specific laws. For BE local (board meetings), staff noted the statutory agenda-posting deadline is seven calendar days under House Bill 1522 and recommended a 10-day local submission deadline to allow time to compile materials. On records retention, staff recommended removing redundant minutes language because retention is addressed by state records rules.
S3 said updates to contracted-services policy (to comply with Senate Bill 12) add language that contractors cannot engage in diversity, equity and inclusion activities and that violations could lead to contract termination. Technology policy language (CQB local) was revised for "cybersecurity' and new AI-training requirements were added tied to HB150; staff said districts must verify and report compliance and remove access for noncompliance.
Facility and student-safety policies were updated to reflect SB8 and SB571: CS/CSA local designates private spaces for restrooms/locker rooms and secondary meeting spaces for coaches of the opposite sex, and SSB local shortens the timeline for notifying parents or staff about threats and changes child-abuse/neglect reporting from 48 to 24 hours. Several personnel and compensation sections (DPD local, DEC local) were adjusted for statutes limiting administrators' outside personal-services compensation and revising daily rates and leave usage. The presenter also described grievance timeline changes under SB12, including a 60-day limit for level-3 grievance hearings where previously unspecified.
Staff reiterated these are legal or compliance-driven updates; they offered to follow up on specific redlined items (such as medication-administration wording) with school nurses or legal counsel and to return the final documents for board approval at a subsequent meeting. The transcript records presentation and discussion but does not record any formal board vote approving the policy update.
The district also mentioned procurement and contract follow-ups: staff asked the board to approve construction method, adopt a prevailing wage schedule and approve a contract with DT Commercial Roofing for an upcoming roofing project, but no board vote on those items appears in the transcript.