SB727 SFA GRADY #1 2-20

Hager  7871

Senator Grady moved to amend the bill on pages 3 and 4, section 5, lines 44 through 63, by striking out subdivision (2) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subdivision (2) to read as follows:

(2) A faculty senate may establish a process for members to interview or otherwise obtain information regarding applicants for classroom teaching, aide, and early childhood classroom assistant teacher vacancies that will enable the faculty senate to submit recommendations regarding employment to the principal. To facilitate the establishment of a process that is timely, effective, consistent among schools and counties, and designed to avoid litigation or grievance, the state board shall promulgate a rule pursuant to article three-b, chapter twenty-nine-a §29A-3B-1 et seq. of this code to implement the provisions of this subdivision. The rule shall require that any process established pursuant to this subdivision include the participation and input of one service person when information regarding applicants for aide or early childhood classroom assistant teacher vacancies is being obtained; that the service person not be a bus driver; that the service person be an aide or an early childhood classroom assistant teacher when possible; that the service person be employed at the school with the vacancy; and that no service person applying for the position be included in the process beyond his or her role as an applicant for the position. The rule also may include the following:

(A) A process or alternative processes that a faculty senate may adopt;

(B) If determined necessary, a requirement and procedure for training for principals, and faculty senate members or their designees, and service personnel who may participate in interviews and provisions that may provide for the compensation based on the appropriate daily rate of a classroom teacher or of a service person, as applicable, who directly participates in the training for periods beyond his or her individual contract;

(C) Timelines that will assure the timely completion of the recommendation or the forfeiture of the right to make a recommendation upon the failure to complete a recommendation within a reasonable time;

(D) The authorization of the faculty senate to delegate the process for making a recommendation to a committee of no less than three members of the faculty senate plus one service person meeting the requirements of this subdivision when information regarding applicants for aide or early childhood classroom assistant teacher vacancies is being obtained; and

(E) Such other provisions as the state board determines are necessary or beneficial for the process to be established by the faculty senate.;

On page 7, section 8b, line 35 after the word “duties”, by inserting the words “including the participating service person required pursuant to §18-5A-5 of this code”;

On page 8, section 8b, lines 53 and 54 by striking out the words “recommendation of the faculty senate, if any, shall be double weighted” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “recommendation, if any, of the faculty senate with the participation and input of the service person required pursuant to §18-5A-5 of this code shall be double weighted”;

On page 8, section 8b, line 58, after the word “senate” by inserting the words “with the input and participation of the service person required pursuant to §18-5A-5 of this code”;

And,

On page 8, section 8b, line 63, after the word “teacher” by inserting the words “and service person”.

Adopted

Rejected