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TASB Local Policy Update 114 and Local District Update 2020.01

CHRISTIE HOBBS GENERAL COUNSEL

LOCAL GOVERNANCE

Emergency Meetings, Public Comment

BE, BED

• BE
• Reduces the amount of time the Board must give notice before an

emergency meeting from two hours to one hour, per SB 494

• BED
• Changes to public comment procedures at Board meetings, per HB 2840
• Consistent with changes implemented in September 2019

BUSINESS & SUPPORT SERVICES

Purchasing Methods

CH

• Adds language giving Superintendent authority to determine

the purchasing method

• NISD additions
• Corrects title of executive director of purchasing and contract management
• Clarifies scope of budgeted purchases requiring Board reports but not

approval

Tax Abatements, Investments

CCGB, CDA

• CCGB
• Removes unnecessary duplicate language found in other

policy sections on Chapter 313 tax abatements

• CDA
• Updates terms on approved investments, per HB 2706

Emergency Operations Plan, SROs

CKC, CKO

• CKC
• States that certain things will be included in the District’s

Emergency Operations Plan, per SB 11 and HB 1295

• CKO
• States that SROs cannot be assigned classroom discipline

tasks or administrative duties, per SB 1707

Data Security Breaches

CQ, CQB

• CQ
• Removes terms for security breach notification and moves

them to CQB

• CQB
• New policy
• Terms for security breach notification & cybersecurity plan
• Per SB 820, HB 3834 & 4390

Facilities Construction

CV

• CV
• States that the Board shall determine the procurement

method for construction contracts valued at $50,000 or higher

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PERSONNEL

Furloughs, Parking Lots

DFFA, DH

• DFFA
• Adds furloughs as a means of reducing personnel costs, per

HB 3

• DH
• Revises parking lot restrictions, per HB 1143

INSTRUCTION & STUDENTS

Gifted & Talented Education

EHBB

• Updates terms on funding of gifted & talented education, per

HB 3

• NISD addition
• Adds aptitude tests to the list of assessment tools

School Safety

FFB, FFBA, FL

• FFB
• New policy – adds local provisions for threat assessment teams, per SB 11
• FFBA
• New policy – adds local provisions for trauma-informed care, per SB 11
• FL
• TASB: Adds members of the safe & supportive school program team to the

list of people who can access school records

• NISD addition: Adds members of threat assessment teams to the same list

Student Crimes, Physical Exams

FDE, FFAA

• FDE
• Updates record-keeping and notice requirements on student

crimes, per TEA guidance

• FFAA
• Adds requirement for physical exam for UIL programs or

extracurricular activities

COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Public Information Requests, Parking Lots

GBAA, GKA

• GBAA
• Gives Superintendent the authority to suspend public

information request deadlines in the event of a catastrophe

• GKA
• Revises parking lot restrictions, per HB 1143

QUESTIONS?