Sec. 21.406. DENIAL OF COMPENSATION BASED ON ABSENCE FOR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE PROHIBITED. A school district may not deny an educator a salary bonus or similar compensation given in whole or in part on the basis of educator attendance because of the educator's absence from school for observance of a holy day observed by a religion whose places of worship are exempt from property taxation under Section 11.20, Tax Code.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers
Subchapter I. Duties and Benefits
Section 21.401. Minimum Service Required
Section 21.402. Minimum Salary Schedule for Certain Professional Staff
Section 21.403. Placement on Minimum Salary Schedule
Section 21.4031. Professional Staff Service Records
Section 21.4032. Reductions in Salaries of Classroom Teachers and Administrators
Section 21.404. Planning and Preparation Time
Section 21.405. Duty-Free Lunch
Section 21.406. Denial of Compensation Based on Absence for Religious Observance Prohibited
Section 21.408. Right to Join or Not to Join Professional Association
Section 21.409. Leave of Absence for Temporary Disability