Tex. Educ. Code § 21.4021 · Subchapter I. DUTIES AND BENEFITS
FURLOUGHS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding Section 21.401 and subject to Section 21.4022, the board of trustees of a school district may, in accordance with district policy, implement a furlough program and reduce the number of days of service otherwise required under Section 21.401 by not more than six days of service during a school year if the commissioner certifies in accordance with Section 48.010 that the district will be provided with less state and local funding for that year than was provided to the district for the 2010-2011 school year.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 21.402, the board of trustees may reduce the salary of an employee who is furloughed in proportion to the number of days by which service is reduced, provided that the furlough program is implemented in compliance with this section.
(b-1) A furlough program must subject all contract personnel to the same number of furlough days.
(c) An educator may not be furloughed on a day that is included in the number of days of instruction required under Section 25.081.
(d) An educator may not use personal, sick, or any other paid leave while the educator is on a furlough.
(e) A furlough imposed under this section does not constitute a break in service for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. A furlough day does not constitute a day of service for purposes of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
(f) Implementation of a furlough program may not result in an increase in the number of required teacher workdays.
(g) If a board of trustees adopts a furlough program after the date by which a teacher must give notice of resignation under Section 21.105, 21.160, or 21.210, as applicable, a teacher who subsequently resigns is not subject to sanctions imposed by the State Board for Educator Certification as otherwise authorized by those sections.
(h) A decision by the board of trustees to implement a furlough program:
(1) is final and may not be appealed; and
(2) does not create a cause of action or require collective bargaining.
(i) Any reduction under this section in the amount of the annual salary paid to an employee must be equally distributed over the course of the employee's current contract with the school district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 8 (S.B. 8), Sec. 16, eff. September 28, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.015, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.105RESIGNATIONS UNDER PROBATIONARY CONTRACT.Printed as Section 21.105, 21.160, or 21.210
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.160RESIGNATION UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT.Printed as Section 21.105, 21.160, or 21.210
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.210RESIGNATION UNDER TERM CONTRACT.Printed as Section 21.105, 21.160, or 21.210
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.401MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED.Printed as Section 21.401
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.402MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL STAFF.Printed as Section 21.402
- Tex. Educ. Code § 21.4022REQUIRED PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURLOUGH PROGRAM OR OTHER SALARY REDUCTION PROPOSAL.Printed as Section 21.4022
- Tex. Educ. Code § 25.081OPERATION OF SCHOOLS.Printed as Section 25.081
- Tex. Educ. Code § 48.010DETERMINATION OF FUNDING LEVELS.Printed as Section 48.010
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