Tex. Educ. Code § 21.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
TEACHER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A school district shall employ each classroom teacher, principal, librarian, nurse, or school counselor under:
(1) a probationary contract, as provided by Subchapter C;
(2) a continuing contract, as provided by Subchapter D; or
(3) a term contract, as provided by Subchapter E.
(b) A district is not required to employ a person other than an employee listed in Subsection (a) under a probationary, continuing, or term contract.
(c) Each board of trustees shall establish a policy designating specific positions of employment, or categories of positions based on considerations such as length of service, to which continuing contracts or term contracts apply.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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