{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 21.002","heading":"TEACHER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS.","body":"(a) A school district shall employ each classroom teacher, principal, librarian, nurse, or school counselor under:\n(1) a probationary contract, as provided by Subchapter C;\n(2) a continuing contract, as provided by Subchapter D; or\n(3) a term contract, as provided by Subchapter E.\n(b) A district is not required to employ a person other than an employee listed in Subsection (a) under a probationary, continuing, or term contract.\n(c) Each board of trustees shall establish a policy designating specific positions of employment, or categories of positions based on considerations such as length of service, to which continuing contracts or term contracts apply.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","CHAPTER 21. EDUCATORS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"1357c216a07148ae0e2f4f650d1c8ad4b408ff1cfecd99b795b1ae338bd00c2e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}