SB 1299 Summary

• Eliminates tenure and seniority-based employment retention policies in school districts by prohibiting policies that provide employment retention priority based on tenure or seniority.

• Extends notice and decision timelines for teacher employment decisions: changes the deadline for non-renewal notices from April 15 to May 15 for teachers with more than three consecutive years of employment.

• Increases the correction period for teachers facing dismissal due to inadequate classroom performance from 60 to 85 instructional days, and extends the notice period from 10 to 30 days before dismissal.

• Modifies hearing procedures by reducing the required timeline from 15-30 days to 10-25 days after a hearing request is filed.

• Provides dismissed teachers with a preferred right of reappointment within three years if positions are restored or services are reestablished, based on original employment order.