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S1200..........................................................by EDUCATION TEACHERS - CONTRACTS - Amends existing law to clarify the conditions for a probationary period for annual contract employees of a school district. 02/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/16 Rpt prt - to Educ
S1200|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1200 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF ANNUAL CONTRACTS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL 3 DISTRICT; AMENDING SECTION 33-514, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THE CONDITIONS 4 FOR A PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR ANNUAL CONTRACT EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 33-514, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 33-514. ISSUANCE OF ANNUAL CONTRACTS. The board of trustees shall estab- 9 lish criteria and procedures for the supervision and evaluation of certifi- 10 cated employees who are not employed on a renewable contract, as provided for 11 in section 33-515, Idaho Code. Such procedures shall require at least one (1) 12 evaluation prior to the beginning of the second semester of the school year 13 and the results of any such evaluation shall be made a matter of record in the 14 employee's personnel file. When any such employee's work is found to be unsat- 15 isfactory a reasonable period of probationshallmay 16 be established by the board .after whichIf a 17 probationary period is established by the board, at the conclusion of the pro- 18 bation, action shall be taken by the board as to whether the employee 19 is to be retained, immediately discharged, discharged upon termination of the 20 current contract or reemployed at the end of the contract term under a contin- 21 ued probationary status. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 67-2344 22 and 67-2345, Idaho Code, a decision to place certificated personnel on proba- 23 tionary status may be made in executive session and the employee shall not be 24 named in the minutes of the meeting. A record of the decision shall be placed 25 in the employee's personnel file. This procedure shall not preclude recogni- 26 tion of unsatisfactory work at a subsequent evaluation and the establishment 27 of a n additional reasonable period of probation. In all instances 28 of probation , the employee shall be duly notified in writing of 29 the areas of work which are deficient, including the conditions of probation. 30 Through the third year of continuous employment by the same school district, 31 including any specially chartered district, each such certificated employee 32 shall be given notice, in writing, whether he or she will be reemployed for 33 the next ensuing year. Such notice shall be given by the board of trustees no 34 later than the fifteenth day of June of each such year. If the board of 35 trustees has decided not to reemploy the certificated employee, then the 36 notice must contain a statement of reasons for such decision and the employee 37 shall, upon request, be given the opportunity for an informal review of such 38 decision by the board of trustees.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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The purpose of this legislation is to provide to the board of
trustees the option of whether or not an employee be placed on
probation before non-renewal of a contract.
FISCAL NOTE
No fiscal impact to the state.
Contact: Senator Don Burtenshaw - 332-1344
Senator Darrel Deide - 332-1345
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE S1200