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Pasadena ISD general counsel outlines sweeping TASB Policy Update 01/26 and next steps for local adoption
Summary
Pasadena ISD General Counsel Jody Kennermer told trustees Feb. 19 that TASB Policy Update 01/26 is the largest update the service has issued, affecting 143 legal policies and 28 local policies and touching personnel, instruction, special education, grievance procedures, cybersecurity and AI use; the board will consider a proposal at its next meeting.
Pasadena, Texas — General counsel Jody Kennermer told the Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 19 that TASB Policy Update 01/26 is the largest update TASB has produced and will require a broad set of local policy adjustments. Kennermer said the update affects 143 legal policies and 28 local policies and is driven by roughly 15 bills enacted at the state level.
"This is the largest policy update localized policy update that TASB has issued from their policy service department period ever," Kennermer said, summarizing the scope and noting that Senate Bill 12 and House Bill 2 are among the measures prompting many changes. She said Senate Bill 12 alone drives changes to 10 local policies and House Bill 2 drives changes to three.
Why it matters: Kennermer said the changes primarily affect policy code sections dealing…
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