Edinburg CISD trustees approved the second reading of a TASB-localized policy update after a legal presentation summarizing substantive changes required by recent Texas legislation.

The attorney presenting the packet told trustees the updates are largely about compliance: board meetings must be held outside typical work hours; agenda items must be submitted 10 calendar days in advance; and board members must receive notice three business days before meetings. On employee administration, the attorney noted a new statutory limit on paid outside work by administrators without board approval, described locally as compliance with the "moonlight" statute.

The packet adds explicit language to bring contracted services and employee conduct into compliance with a recently passed DEI prohibition and creates local mechanisms for addressing contractor violations. The district also inserted a new AI policy to guide use of artificial intelligence, and expanded student-relationship language so the standards of conduct apply to all employees, not just teachers.

Grievance procedures were notably revised: administrators and trustees were told that many deadlines shifted to calendar days (for example, deadlines for responses and appeals moved from 10 school business days to 20 calendar days), and the board now must hear Level 3 grievances within 60 calendar days. The presenter emphasized that some changes are stylistic but several are substantive and require local policy edits.

On instruction, trustees were told the parental-rights provisions (referenced in the packet in connection with SB 12) require providing parents access to lesson plans and instructional materials on request. Academic-dishonesty rules were updated to include misuse of AI as a discipline matter. The presenter flagged a reduction in required reporting time for suspected criminal offenses against a student from 48 hours to 24 hours.

After discussion and questions, the board approved the second reading of the update, with a direction that legal counsel address a specified DGBA (employee grievance) local item as referenced in the motion. No named roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript; the board adopted the second reading by voice/hand vote.

What happens next: Trustees directed legal counsel to finalize revisions on the DGBA local item; the full localized packet remains available to trustees as part of the public record.